Example sentences of "[verb] [be] [adv] for some " in BNC.
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| 31 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |
| 32 | Mammal-like animals have been around for some 200 million years but did n't become particularly numerous until about 70 million years ago , around the time the dinosaurs became extinct . |
| 33 | These are all approaches which have been around for some time — in the case of the perennial philosophy a very long time — and while , no doubt , they have a great deal to contribute , it is surely probable that the impulse for any paradigm shift will come from an unseen direction . |
| 34 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 35 | Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake . |
| 36 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 37 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 38 | My client and his girlfriend have been together for some six year , they have three children aged six , five and four . |
| 39 | You can establish a much deeper contact with a partner through much of this year and , if you have been passion-less for some time , be prepared for things to change considerably . |
| 40 | Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time . |
| 41 | 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 . |
| 42 | Computer Users of Europe ( CUE ) , a user group that 's been around for some time on an informal basis , has gone official : it has drafted a constitution and has a steering committee working on making it formal . |
| 43 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
| 44 | He 's been out for some time . |