Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [pers pn] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'd suspected it for some time , but last week had seen it for herself . |
| 2 | I think it was a car that she 'd had for was well looked after her dad used to see to it for her but it was she 'd had it for some years and she was always poodling about in you see . |
| 3 | The first thing I thought of was that we 'd offended them in some way we did n't know — done a terrible insult to their gods or something . |
| 4 | Deng 's developmentalist stance had not always endeared him to Mao , but had aligned him to some extent with Premier Zhou , who also saw overly radical , leftist policies as a threat to China 's economic and social development . |
| 5 | The River Thames had received them with some kindness , not passing on to them hepatitis or typhoid or any of the other plagues its waters might be carrying . |
| 6 | Meryl had joined them with some reluctance after the welcoming address , but the moment had been well chosen ; Anthea and the professor had been deep in conversation with an eager group of ladies from Leicester , leaving Meryl momentarily alone . |
| 7 | What could be anticipated with confidence was the beneficial results of redistribution , for Unionists had expected them for some time . |
| 8 | I had expected it at some point . |
| 9 | Delaunay felt that the basis of his art was ‘ simultaneous ’ contrasts of colour , a concept which he adopted from Chevreul , whose colour theory had interested him for some time . |
| 10 | When he handled her breasts they were tender ; she had noticed it for some time . |
| 11 | Before he had become involved with Sien he had used her for some time as a model . |
| 12 | I did then go about the task Mr Farraday had set me with some dedication ; I spent many hours working on the staff plan , and at least as many hours again thinking about it as I went about other duties or as I lay awake after retiring . |
| 13 | I make this point after returning from a day 's walking near Ullswater when I was approached by a party of walkers who had followed me for some distance thinking that I was headed for the same destination . |
| 14 | He had taken me for some kind of refugee from the Napoleonic Wars ! |
| 15 | ( I learned later that she had thought I had put her into some kind of charitable institution — a sort of workhouse . |
| 16 | I wondered if I had offended him in some way . |
| 17 | His mother had nagged him for some time about entering his lodger 's room . |