Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] some time [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ The murder was committed some time between twelve and three . |
2 | This became the object of pilgrimage until the shrine was destroyed some time in the 16th century . |
3 | If you are acting for a builder-seller selling a new dwelling and the builder is on the National House-Building Council 's register ( Chapter 13 ) , you may not , unless the property is completed some time before completion of the sale , have received the standard notice of insurance cover to hand over , in which case you will give an undertaking to do so as soon as it comes to hand . |
4 | The situation was complicated by the fact that a further United Kingdom election was expected some time during the autumn . |
5 | Billy thinks the snake was stolen some time between 11.30am and 3pm yesterday and anyone with any information should contact their nearest RUC station . |
6 | Shoppers in Abingdon must be hoping an agreement is reached some time before the next century . |
7 | The perfect way to learn a foreign language is to spend some time with the native speakers of that language . |
8 | The house was built some time in the second half of the 12C or beginning of the 13C . |
9 | The cave was formed some time during the early part of the Pleistocene , over one million years ago , and it became filled with sediment during the middle Pleistocene approximately 350 to 400 thousand years ago . |
10 | An official bulletin was expected some time after the consultation . |