Example sentences of "have been for some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Present values are lower than they have been for some time , and are sticking . |
2 | However , those who are unemployed , especially if they have been for some time , may find it is more important to send out as many letters as possible , in the hope of getting some response . |
3 | I am much slimmer and a better shape than I have been for some time ( or for months , years , etc. ) and I am going to get even slimmer and achieve an even better figure — a figure I never thought I could have . |
4 | ‘ I think you do follow us , ’ Cranston replied , ‘ and have been for some time . |
5 | Well , we have been for some time . |
6 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
7 | My children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
8 | Yes my children do go to school and have been for some months now . |
9 | Yes my children do go to school oh I was going to say , have been for some months now . |