Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] for some time " in BNC.
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1 | Clearly , reducing the number of road casualties is and has been a priority for the Government for some time . |
2 | The fourth stage was planned to take place in late March and will show what our position is after we have been off the air for some time . |
3 | It is my strong impression that it is probably a very small MI5 mafia who have been out of the service for some time , who still continue the vendetta for no doubt extremely right-wing purposes of their own . |
4 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
5 | Lloyd George is out of the running for some time and I suppose Herbert Samuel will act as leader in the House of Commons . |
6 | He was sixty-eight years old and had suffered from cancer of the oesophagus for some time . |
7 | Well we 're looking forward to that one because Kings Lynn , who 've sort of been at the bottom of the league for some time , have really put an interesting looking side together . |
8 | Insider dealing has been the focus of regulatory attention on both sides of the Atlantic for some time now . |
9 | Group chief facilitator said : ‘ Initially we have been successful in helping to establish teams in the personnel , training , public relations , sales and distribution departments at Barlaston , while Johnson Brothers have had five teams indifferent areas of the offices for some time now . ’ |
10 | The dispute brought out into the open the argument about the kind of Europe the Community ought to be building , an argument which had simmered beneath the surface for some time , but which until now , partly deliberately and partly unconsciously , had been successfully avoided . |
11 | For example , the aerospace sector — one of the most dollar-sensitive industries — has forward cover on its transactions out beyond 1994 and will thus feel little or no benefit from sterling 's fall against the dollar for some time to come . |
12 | We are also pleased to welcome two new Word Processor Operators to the ACDP Unit : , who has worked with the Council for some time , first of all in General Office Services and latterly in the Assessment Department ; and , who comes with first hand knowledge of Advanced Courses , having recently completed an HNC in Secretarial Studies at Motherwell College . |
13 | Well , about , I do n't know how long ago but we were stuck under the table for some time and er eventually we could hear this whirring noise like , you know and er I , I was a bit more daring than me brothers and I sneaked out and went out to the backdoor , an and looked up and there I could see this er Zeppelin in the sky , you know ! |
14 | I ran to and fro from the kitchen for some time with saucepans and kettles of boiling water . |
15 | Traffic on the A40 was diverted away from the area for some time . |
16 | Express mention of the beneficial owner covenants will imply on the part of the assignor that the terms of the lease with regard to maintenance , decoration and repair have been complied with ; this may not be so especially if the husband has been absent from the property for some time ( see generally Butler v Mountview Estates [ 1951 ] 2 KB 563 ) . |
17 | Pressures for change had been building up within the legislature for some time and these were to be given added impetus by the events surrounding the resignation of President Nixon . |
18 | An Information Science element had existed in the course for some time and included not only an introduction to libraries and the nature of information but also on-line retrieval systems and other forms of electronic information provision . |
19 | The colours were a bit faded and it looked like no one had rearranged or replaced the pictures in the case for some time . |
20 | After being in the sun for some time , my skin feels like tissue . |
21 | The letter from the plaintiffs solicitors in respect of question of interest one causes , the letter of the twenty ninth of January of nineteen ninety two , asking Mr to confirm , that in addition to the settlement figure of forty two thousand pounds in respect of costs he 'd be paying interest until the date of payment , and er , there was never a mind that erm which find a reply to in , in thirtieth of March nineteen ninety two by Mr , there 's no unqualified agreement in figure of forty two thousand pounds , I do not wish to appear obstructive but your clients must recognise that there are effectively two issues to be resolved , namely the payment of their costs and the division of the parts of other property , surely in all parties interest that none of these are resolved , so it is surely in all party interest that those , those are resolved contemporary and then the letter goes on to dealing with questions of valuation , the bottom paragraph on page thirty two in the bundle says in answer to your letter therefore is that there is no agreement to pay interest , if there is then my client must be credited with interest on his costs , and then it says surgery and finally if ove if overall agreement can not be reached then my client reserves his rights on the issue of costs and I feel that this could lead to an acrimonious and protracted taxation , at the end of the day I suspect it would only be enforced the order for costs about taking a charge in my clients interest in the surgery premises , does that improve your clients position at all , as I say that was the position of the thirtieth of March nineteen ninety two and during the remainder of nineteen ninety two there were then further negotiations , some of them appeared to have been carried out er personally between er doctor and er doctor which seems to of been the partner , dealing with the plaintiffs position and er he says about his non negotiable offer at page forty one in the bundle apparently attached to a letter of the twenty first of December nineteen ninety two and er that had a time limit on , the twenty second of March , there was a reminder on the twenty second of February and erm the plaintiffs solicitors wrote on the fourteenth of April nineteen ninety three raising the question of costs erm say that erm we have now received your clients instructions , that they would be prepared to accept the sum of forty two thousand in respect of their standard basis costs which is inclusive of V A T and disbursements , you remember that our initial schedule of costs which I set part of my letter of the eighth of October total fifty thousand , nine hundred and ninety eight pounds , twenty six pence , in addition to this our client would require interest from the which is as of todays date at seven hundred and sixty days at seventeen pounds , twenty six a day totalling thirteen thousand , one hundred and seventeen pounds , sixty , in the circumstances I look forward to receiving your clients cheque for the sum of fifty five thousand , one hundred and seventeen pounds and sixty pence within the next seven days and then it says I believe you were certainly agreeing have been very patient concerning your clients costs , but now we wish these to be paid and that was responded to er Mr on the twenty second of April er but why he quite has not been directly involved in the conversation for some time and there was not reasonable expected response for seven days from him , er and then he goes on to say that although he appreciates his firm is still on the record , I shall seek instructions from my client , but it maybe he would wish to give notice of acting in person and indeed that is in fact what happened , what happened in this case . |
22 | Speaking at the opening of the event on a misty morning NSA Wales and Borders chairman Andrew Jones said : ‘ We as sheep farmers have been in the mist for some time , but lets hope that the outlook is much better and that there are better days to come . ’ |
23 | These ingredients continue to work after the toothpaste is rinsed away , as they are able to cling to the teeth and gums and remain in the saliva for some time . |
24 | Nevertheless , the idea of a National Government had been in the air for some time before its actual formation . |
25 | The benefits of short-term machinery hire have been known in the UK for some time . |
26 | This aircraft has been in the UK for some time , latterly at Audley End , Essex , and before that Rochester , Kent , and Duxford , Cambs , having been recovered from the fire dump at Decimomannu , Sardinia , Italy . |
27 | I do n't believe that the method of selling cars with huge discounts that has been going on in the US for some time is good for the companies , and I also do n't think long term it 's good for the industrial base of the country and therefore ultimately for the customer . |
28 | Tests showed the 25mm-long insect had been in the pickle for some time and environmental health officers inspected the premises . |
29 | If there was a body , it 's possible that the singeing of skin and flesh might have left identifiable organic deposits on the woodwork , but the Wheel has been in the water for some time and we must n't expect much . ’ |
30 | He 's been in the water for some time , clothing utterly soaked , whole body chilled . |