Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [been] there for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
| 2 | The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time . |
| 3 | He 'd been there for some time . |
| 4 | Keith Sutton , prosecuting on behalf of Sefton Council 's Public Protection Department , told the court there was sufficient oil in the insect to suggest it had been there for some time . |
| 5 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |
| 6 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |