Example sentences of "been [adv] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Other English-speaking riders have been around for some years . |
| 32 | The Tetris theme has been around for some years now but shareware authors have taken the original idea to new heights . |
| 33 | ‘ Back home in Australia , you can play for my university there , Queensland , for ever , so long as you 've been there at some time . |
| 34 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
| 35 | Detectives are working on the theory that the bags had been there for some time . |
| 36 | The doctor , who had now been there for some time , and was looking at his watch , had been explaining . |
| 37 | He 'd been there for some time . |
| 38 | Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time . |
| 39 | " Any more than I can explain why cholera should have always attacked those of our soldiers who had recently arrived in the Crimea in preference to those who had been there for some time … |
| 40 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's 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 | It had probably been there for some time ! |
| 43 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |
| 44 | Because then it was that she knew , with blinding clarity , what had been there for some time now . |
| 45 | It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time . |
| 46 | It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time . |
| 47 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
| 48 | Keith Sutton , prosecuting on behalf of Sefton Council 's Public Protection Department , told the court there was sufficient oil in the insect to suggest it had been there for some time . |
| 49 | After the car had been there for some years the defendant wished to convert the yard into a garage but was unable to communicate with the plaintiff . |
| 50 | 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 . |
| 51 | We decided to test a model that has been round for some time on the professional market , and is popular amongst tradesman working on side — the Makita 6012HDW Cordless Driver Drill . |