Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [verb] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Morris clipped the papers together and tossed them across onto Dyson 's desk Dyson had for some reason assumed that Morris would bring them over and stand beside him while he went through them . |
| 2 | Elite studies preserved for some time their emphasis on stability and survival of political rule rather than on the visible exercise of power . |
| 3 | Although it has yet to displace the older established metal in western sentiment , court jewellers have for some time been using platinum as a more appropriate setting for diamonds than gold . |
| 4 | There were racetrack express buses , I found , going from the city to the Downs , so I went on one at about six o'clock and strolled around at ground level looking for some way of conveying to Bill Baudelaire the water samples which were now individually wrapped inside the nondescript plastic carrier . |
| 5 | And the Uzi a primitive weapon , the bio suit mistaken for some sort of ceremonial armour ? |
| 6 | Eric commented that trade at JHL was steady and that two JP s had for some time been seen as a luxury , so they were pleased to release G-JETP . |
| 7 | Trade unions had for some time been supporting candidates for the House of Commons and spending union funds for this purpose . |
| 8 | While the Scottish Wildlife Trust has for some time had a system for identifying second tier biological sites , primarily as a conservation mechanism , no such system has been created for geological or geomorphological sites , until now . |
| 9 | Other satellite services have for some time been offering a kind of one-sided videoconferencing facility . |