Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | March wind doth blow for some time to come , according to the coastguard , and believe me it blows hellish hard round Gullholm . ’ |
2 | The International Stock Exchange has called for more time to implement the changes but so far it has had little success . |
3 | Settling down because wood keeps moving for some time . |
4 | The derogation , which applies to all cereals intervened after November 1 , puts UK farmers on a par with their counterparts in northern Europe where the relaxation has applied for some time . |
5 | The Government has argued for some time now that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that all decisions on behalf of the people will be made by Parliament . |
6 | The Scottish Dairy Trade Federation has said for some time it is not happy with that . |
7 | The company says catering for first time buyers is boosting sales at a time when other builders are reporting big losses . |