Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] some time [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After what has happened I do not think this girl will be able easily to adjust to a normal teenage existence for some time and I think any order forbidding her to see this man again would not only be unrealistic , but would place an intolerable burden on a young girl who , it seems to me , has had quite enough strain already . |
| 2 | I talked to the lady for some time and we seemed to like the same things , so I was pleased when their bid was the successful one . |
| 3 | I 've used a wheelchair for some time and I 'm grateful to town planners who provide special parking for the disabled to make shopping easier for us . |
| 4 | 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 . ’ |
| 5 | I had been expecting this news for some time but it still came as a terrible shock . |
| 6 | Russell Bryant had not been in touch for some time and she seemed to think he had given up . ’ |
| 7 | If yer really want ter know I 've been courtin' a widow for some time an' we 're thinkin' of settlin' down tergether , ’ he replied . |
| 8 | Lloyd George is out of the running for some time and I suppose Herbert Samuel will act as leader in the House of Commons . |