Example sentences of "[noun sg] [coord] [verb] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 A further 35% of the students either failed at the final examination , failed at some stage of the course or withdrew for some reason .
2 He moved along the hedge , feeling the breeze from the south and looking for some spot where he could sit and scent it without too much risk .
3 We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's .
4 First appearing as tiny black spots on the upper surfaces of leaves , this is the outward sign that the fungus has already been inside the tissue and working for some time .
5 Above all , they will need your loving understanding and support for some time to come .
6 The Prosecution would point to the 1991 Currie Cup Final and ask for some evidence of the power of South Africa .
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