Example sentences of "on the [noun] for [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Endara , like it or not , is likely to be leaning fairly heavily on the US for some time to come . |
| 2 | Birds of Prey has been awaited on the PC for some time now , and is the result of over 12 man years ' development — the basic scenario is simple — Side A against Side B in all out aerial warfare , with its elements of air superiority , ground attack , strategic and stealth bombing , general recce and patrol . |
| 3 | Professor Roesdahl , of Aarhus University , Denmark , who is one of the chief organisers , explains that Scandinavian scholars had been planning a major show on the Vikings for some time , and the French became involved because they had also wanted to hold such an exhibition , partly to examine the Viking role in Normandy . |
| 4 | It 's all speculation at present , however Britain is only one of two countries in the European Community that does n't levy VAT on newspapers and the subject has been on the agenda for some time . |
| 5 | The EC Commission has had a directive on landfill on the stocks for some time . |
| 6 | Lotus Notes has been on the market for some time , and is already being used by many of the world 's largest companies . |
| 7 | The sale also contains some of the most dazzling French furniture to appear on the market for some time . |
| 8 | erm he 's been in it twenty years and er he 's had it on the market for some time . |
| 9 | Indeed , the Broadwater Farm Youth Association has expressed its concern about the situation to the police on a number of occasions , and in August 1989 went so far as to close the youth centre on the estate for some time in an effort to stop dealers congregating there . |
| 10 | The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense . |
| 11 | ‘ These new premises have been on the cards for some time . ’ |
| 12 | Speaking to Irish state radio from Baidoa , Concern spokesman Michael O'Reilly said : ‘ Unfortunately this had been on the cards for some time . |