Example sentences of "on [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 31 | The argument had been going on for some time . |
| 32 | This pantomime went on for some time and , inevitably , the emotional strain brought on a resurgence of his symptoms . |
| 33 | Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company . |
| 34 | The argument must have been going on for some time , although Lucien had been hardly aware of it . |
| 35 | ‘ My father-in-law was well aware of all this ; it has been going on for some years but he would not do what was necessary to right the situation , that is cut out the loss makers and , perhaps , substitute other lines — stationery , office equipment , videos or any other line compatible with the book trade . ’ |
| 36 | Ernie , who was employed by him , would go up on a Sun day to feed his stock and unbeknown to Dick Gooding would bring the old mule back with him , hitch him to the hand cart and pull it over to Birling Bank , this went on for some time and poor old Dick knew nothing of these goings on . |
| 37 | At the time of Leathart 's survey , Taylor 's Level had been carried on for some 210 fathoms , and was then about 35 fathoms short of being below the deepening sump in the floor of Fleming 's . |
| 38 | One thing Mam said suggested it had been going on for some time … |
| 39 | When questioned they admitted that this state of affairs had been going on for some time . |
| 40 | It sounded vaguely political , chiefly because it went on for some while . |
| 41 | And this had gone on for some time and he was down on the shore anyway one night and looking out across the the sea and thinking long for Eday and he met this man . |
| 42 | This went on for some time , with Dr Neil fencing politely , Matey looking grim , and Norton sighing in counterpoint to la Darrell . |
| 43 | After these exchanges , fighting in Kurdestan went on for some considerable time . |
| 44 | This went on for some time . |
| 45 | It had gone on for some time , she could n't say how long . |
| 46 | However , the FoE did welcome a number of proposals they had been campaigning on for some time . |
| 47 | . We still have n't got a name for this er facility , been dragging on for some time . |
| 48 | It 's the latest run in in a dispute which has been rumbling on for some weeks betweenthe Post office and the National Communications union . |
| 49 | ‘ I do n't really think they have done enough this has been going on for some time . |
| 50 | put a bus on for some people that come down . |
| 51 | Well you say that International Women 's Day has been going on for some time , but here in Britain what 's known as the Women 's Movement has been in operation now for about , what , twenty one/twenty two years , something like that . |
| 52 | Well , they 're in detailed discussions , and negotiations are likely to go on for some hours . |
| 53 | He and Philip Burton conducted what could be looked on as some kind of elaborate courtship ritual which would result in his hurtling on to a world stage . |
| 54 | God , we 've only just met and you 're coming on like some rampant nut-eater . |
| 55 | Perhaps she would simply lead him on and on into some dark chamber of doubt and fear . |
| 56 | I can imagine you turning right in one of the lanes around here , and me going straight on into some duck pond or other . ’ |
| 57 | He was sure that a bishop was not stopped by his bishoping from going on with some scholarly work . |
| 58 | It was captain Richards who put the brakes on with some neat off-spin , only for the last ten overs to realize another 83 . |
| 59 | ‘ Well , Rifleman Willoughby , the Board will watch how you get on with some interest … and we 'll interview you again in six months ’ time . ’ |
| 60 | They 'll give up and leave us to get on with some work I imagine . |