Example sentences of "have been under [noun] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Advertising manager Peter Matthews confirmed the review , which he says has been under way for some time . |
| 2 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 3 | Much of the development work that found its way into Challenger had been under way for some years on behalf of the Shah of Iran . |
| 4 | The programme had been under way for some time , studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results . |
| 5 | At issue was a boundary question between Venezuela and British Guiana which had been under discussion for some time . |
| 6 | Chatichai , who had previously removed three parties from his ruling coalition and had replaced them with two new members , had been under pressure for some time from the military and the media to carry out an extensive reshuffle in order to cleanse his government of allegedly corrupt elements . |
| 7 | A major EC loan which had been under negotiation for some months [ see p. 37968 ] was approved on Feb. 25 , 1991 , but was conditional on the implementation of economic measures corresponding to those outlined in the adjustment programme . |
| 8 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 9 | The regime had been under strain for some time , not only up in the Syrian heartland but also in far-away Khorasan in northeastern Persia . |
| 10 | Jésus Arkautz Arana ( also known as Josu Mondragón ) had been under surveillance for some weeks by the French police , who were hoping they might learn the whereabouts of ETA leader Francisco Múgika Garmendia . |