Example sentences of "the [noun pl] for [det] time " in BNC.
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1 | Group chief facilitator said : ‘ Initially we have been successful in helping to establish teams in the personnel , training , public relations , sales and distribution departments at Barlaston , while Johnson Brothers have had five teams indifferent areas of the offices for some time now . ’ |
2 | TRI-R hangers will not be available in the shops for some time , but we 're able to offer you a chance to try two different versions of this exciting wall-hanging system . |
3 | Goibniu studied the parchments for some time , seeing that there was an elaborate circlet of gold for Flame if she became Inchbad 's Queen , studded with firestones which would be mined from Fael-Inis 's Fire Mountains . |
4 | The EC Commission has had a directive on landfill on the stocks for some time . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | The director of policy of the Consumers ' Association , Stephen Locke , said it had been pressing the Government to introduce the measures for some time . |
7 | Miss Bedwelty stood staring at the horses for some time , standing with her hand on her hips . |
8 | Three families in Ayrshire , for instance , who had eight children taken away in a raid in June 1990 ; little was heard of their situation until after the Orkney case had been in the headlines for some time . |
9 | The merger has been on the cards for some time and of course makes perfect sense . |
10 | ‘ These new premises have been on the cards for some time . ’ |
11 | Speaking to Irish state radio from Baidoa , Concern spokesman Michael O'Reilly said : ‘ Unfortunately this had been on the cards for some time . |