Example sentences of "be [verb] [noun] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been pursuing proposals for some time . |
| 2 | It was a process which had been gathering momentum for some time and has continued since . |
| 3 | A woman who knew her told the court the girl had been abusing solvents for some time . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on . |
| 5 | One day , after he had been having lessons for some time , his father was called away by the boss : there was a horse in the ditch : it had gone to sleep on the edge and had rolled upside down into the ditch and could n't get out . |
| 6 | The researchers found 17 per cent of their random sample of Camberwell women to be sufficiently severely depressed to be considered cases at some time in the year : 8 per cent onset and 9 per cent chronic . |
| 7 | ‘ It needs to be worked through at local level and discussions will be taking place for some time , ’ said Mr Smith . |
| 8 | An eighteen or nineteen-year-old is usually much more mature than a fourteen or fifteen-year-old , and may even be contemplating marriage by this time . |
| 9 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 10 | Edouard Manet LE BALLET ESPAGNOL ( 1862 ) A fresh and virtuoso impression of a company of Spanish dancers who were visiting Paris at that time . |
| 11 | The difference is that they are now employed by the businesses to whom they have been supplying services for some time . ’ |
| 12 | Apple has been advising developers for some time to use names and not numbers but not all seem to have taken heed — it looks as though they will have to when System 7.0 comes out next year equipped with Apple 's own outline font system . |
| 13 | The Distributor may specify the standard and format of these copy masters and will return the copy masters to the Publisher 's appointed representative at all times when they are not being used for the reproduction of licenced copies . |
| 14 | The Distributor may specify the standard and format of these copy masters and will return the copy masters to the Publisher 's appointed representative at all times when they are not being used for the reproduction of licenced copies . |
| 15 | Liberalism and reform was gaining strength at that time , as manifested in the socially aware novels of Dickens and the activities of Dr Barnardo and his homes for waifs . |
| 16 | I was eyeballing distances at that time , and had no real idea how far Roberto had to clear the out-of-bounds and a wee bank that ran round the hole , but we had a strong breeze behind us going from right to left . |
| 17 | More seriously , it is quite unlikely that the actions of any single archbishop could greatly alter the course or speed of the realignment of secular and ecclesiastical power which was taking place at this time . |
| 18 | Certainly a slight shift of emphasis was taking place during this time — so that , for instance , it was recognised scientific and technological developments , but , it was assumed , in different ways and for different reasons from boys . |