Example sentences of "been [prep] [noun] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's been for sale for some time , long as I can remember practic just imagine you 'd be in the catchment area for would n't that be fun , there 's Jason . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | The programme had been under way for some time , studying liquid-liquid reactions with disappointing results . |
| 4 | Advertising manager Peter Matthews confirmed the review , which he says has been under way for some time . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | At issue was a boundary question between Venezuela and British Guiana which had been under discussion for some time . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The Commissioner had , according to Namaliu , been under observation for some time before acting on impulse and alone . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Their marriage had been under strain for some years and they had never been brave enough to admit it to a third party . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Hugh had been with NLS for some nine years but unfortunately developed a heart condition which left him unable to drive at work . |
| 14 | Although it has been in existence for some considerable time , train operation for passengers has been provided by battery-electric power . |
| 15 | At a meeting on 1 September , the " Women Compositors " , Readers " and Monotype Operators " Union " was described as having been in existence for some nine weeks . |
| 16 | English Estates had been in existence for some years , but its traditional role had been factory building and commercial development on green field sites with 5,000 factories and offices on 508 estates . |
| 17 | The EGBT have been in existence for some years and have proved themselves a respectable and reliable organisation with several completed projects to their credit . |
| 18 | In many cases there was no doubt at all : the glass had been in contact with some other solid and the cracks were due to simple scratching or scraping . |
| 19 | The paper published by the Commission is to be submitted to EC transport ministers ; it had been in preparation for some time , but work was speeded up following the recent tanker accidents in the Shetlands and at La Coruna in northern Spain [ see ED 67 ] . |
| 20 | The visiting players have been in England for some days , and all four are becoming understandable twitchy as the time to make the first moves approaches . |
| 21 | Harthacnut , no older than seventeen , had been in Denmark for some years by 1035 . |
| 22 | I knew him because he had been in Fontanellato for some months , and after wishing him buon giorno and so forth I tried to find out what his duties were and what was likely to happen to the prisoner . |
| 23 | In this case the defendant for many years had been in possession of some artificial ornamental lakes formed by damming up a natural stream . |
| 24 | However , where a discriminatory practice has been in operation for some time it may be easier for the Commission for Racial Equality to produce evidence in support of an allegation . |
| 25 | Another factor was raised in a case in which the government did not properly consult local authorities ( as required by statute ) before making some regulations : by the time the application to revoke the regulations was heard , they had been in operation for some time and to revoke them would have caused considerable administrative inconvenience which could not be justified given that no real complaint was made about the substance of the regulations . |
| 26 | ‘ Although the calcinating plant has been in operation for some years now , it is the most modern of its type in the industry , ’ commented senior mill manager Graham Jones , ‘ and while it may not be attractive to the eye , it does produce beautiful materials . ’ |
| 27 | A standard Northern Ireland training package has been in operation for some time including intensive urban and rural patrolling , riot control techniques , shooting at fleeting targets , powers of arrest , orders for opening fire , bomb and weapon recognition . |
| 28 | Di Scott , of Fairbridge , explained : ‘ After the ship had been in operation for some time it was realised that a great deal of money was needed for maintenance and running costs . |
| 29 | The great Chertsey Road had been in construction for some while as it involved the building of three new bridges over the River Thames at Chiswick , Richmond and Twickenham , but it was completed in 1933 , and the entire achievement was formally opened by Edward , Prince of Wales , who drove along the route , cutting ribbons at each of the three bridges . |
| 30 | Russell Bryant had not been in touch for some time and she seemed to think he had given up . ’ |