Example sentences of "[pers pn] had [be] [vb pp] for some " in BNC.
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1 | We had been affianced for some weeks . ’ |
2 | When they had been seated for some time Titch said : ‘ I suppose you 've heard the news ? ’ |
3 | But they had been chosen for some little time already . |
4 | The schedule of accommodation which forms the basic document around which the rest of the building note is developed , and which I shall illustrate , was prepared , for this particular group of patients , in precisely the same way as it had been done for some of the other sub-groups within mental illness and mental handicapped for which various supplements have been prepared to which I referred above . |
5 | It had been recognised for some time that only through rationalisation into larger productive and distributive units could the movement overcome the damaging rivalries among societies in the same neighbourhood , and through economies of scale promote further growth . |
6 | It had been known for some time that relations between Stephenson and Villa were strained because of the player 's insistence on living in his home-town of Newcastle , and several clubs , keen to secure him , were watching the situation closely . |
7 | He had been observed for some time in the recovery unit as his central venous pressure and blood pressure were low . |
8 | The possibility that he had been killed for some reason connected with his father 's letters did not occur to Derek . |