Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [verb] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The directorate searched for some method , other than a quick fix-it , which would draw the business into acceptable profitability and then develop that position . |
| 2 | The uproar in the kitchen continued for some time while Nanny pressed his face against her coat and added her own voice to the tumult . |
| 3 | The other one erm is within the university itself because we do have a support organisation here for teaching within the university , and it is possible for groups of teachers in any part of the university to ask for some help and support in looking at one of the courses they 're involved in teaching . |
| 4 | As it happened , though the tension continued for some time after the building of the Berlin Wall in August to stop the flight of East Germans to the West , the two sides had to settle for a stalemate . |
| 5 | The Revenue has for some time been concerned about what is done with the money . |
| 6 | The water level is automatically reduced to normal if the machine over-fills for some reason . |
| 7 | His pleasure at the escape had for some reason given way now to even more sadness in the presence of the eagles that were still caged , as if the escape of one had intensified the sense of imprisonment of the others . |
| 8 | A possible intervention of the King 's Proctor to upset the divorce had for some time been lurking in the Government 's mind . |
| 9 | Later that Wednesday , as she was teaching a class of children , two men came into the classroom asking for some paper and pencils . |
| 10 | Fluorescence is said to occur where emission ceases almost immediately after withdrawal of the exciting source and where there is no thermal cause , whereas in phosphorescence the emission decays for some time after removal of excitation . |
| 11 | Plans for the opera continued for some time : |
| 12 | The government has for some time known that this site would be available , yet from the announcement of the project to the Minister 's stated deadline for consultation is 8 months , including the summer months . |
| 13 | I sink a little lower in the bed hoping for some sleep . |
| 14 | The door rattled for some time : Marcus was struggling with his key . |
| 15 | However , the silence continued for some time , as though the other rabbits did not care to mention what they thought was wrong . |
| 16 | The bank asked for some security for this amount and the defendant promised by letter to charge certain goods and to pay the proceeds thereof to the bank against the overdraft . |
| 17 | He says that it will cost money , especially if the dispute continues for some time . |
| 18 | When the pope asked for some sign by which he could tell ‘ which requests are important to us and are dear to our heart , and which are not ’ , Edward indicated early in the new year that he would mark such requests with the words Pater Sancte , written in his own hand , but he promised that these requests would be employed with restraint — ‘ only as we can and ought ’ . |
| 19 | It 's rather like DIY in that one day you may need a power saw to cut up some timber , the next a hand saw for some precision work . |