Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [noun] some time " in BNC.

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1 The TV western seemed to fade into the sunset some time in the mid-1970s , victim of a narcissistic age that preferred to look at prosperous , smart-alecky or violent images of itself ( Dallas , Cheers , Miami Vice ) .
2 When my master 's wife came into the room some time later , I showed her how I had killed the rat .
3 I came to the school some time ago to investigate the giant eel and got lost .
4 Mrs Kemp and her solicitor were refused access to that meeting , and were only told of the outcome some time later .
5 It must have fallen into the trap some time ago .
6 But you mean go during the week some time ?
7 I saw from the papers some time back that you were acting again ; I 've followed every turn of your fortunes , I can tell yer .
8 When the two of them appeared in the doorway some time later , several of the men shuffled along to make a welcoming space by the fire .
9 Equally , it is possible for goods to be delivered to the buyer some time before they become his property .
10 I thought we wrote off the Foxbat some time ago .
11 As the Attorney-General explained to the House some time ago , the law is not suspended and local authorities , who have the primary duty of enforcing the law , should decide their own course of action .
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