Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [adj] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She lay awake for some time , puzzling over Fen 's behaviour . |
| 2 | Pat had come to him and asked to be able to buy the shop — not with any money she had available at that time , but on a never-never basis , letting him have a share in the takings until the value of the business had been reached . |
| 3 | Those officers were especially selected from erm the firearms officers we had available at that time and they were responsible for all firearms operations within the county . |
| 4 | They led 5–2 at half time and always had a safe cushion of at least two goals right through to the final whistle . |
| 5 | It became apparent about this time that the economy was also slowing down . ’ |
| 6 | It became impossible at that time to use words like ‘ proletarian ’ , ‘ working class ’ or ‘ Blue Col ’ . |
| 7 | Hauling himself back to bed he lay awake for some time , before falling asleep . |
| 8 | But either it was not hunting or he was too big to tackle , for it disappeared over the heather ; and although he waited motionless for some time , it did not return . |
| 9 | ‘ With over 300 covers it was probably too big as a fish restaurant and while it stayed successful for some time as The Chicago Meatpackers , the area around it , in the West End of London , has changed in two major ways . |
| 10 | It stood unused for some time and was burnt down by vandals in 1970 . |
| 11 | It stood idle for some time , eventually being sold in 1897 and demolished a year or so later . |