Example sentences of "of the [noun] for [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is my strong impression that it is probably a very small MI5 mafia who have been out of the service for some time , who still continue the vendetta for no doubt extremely right-wing purposes of their own . |
| 2 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 3 | It is expensive in terms of paying the salary or the research grant of the researcher for this time , especially if he or she is engaged in no other work . |
| 4 | Lloyd George is out of the running for some time and I suppose Herbert Samuel will act as leader in the House of Commons . |
| 5 | He was sixty-eight years old and had suffered from cancer of the oesophagus for some time . |
| 6 | Well we 're looking forward to that one because Kings Lynn , who 've sort of been at the bottom of the league for some time , have really put an interesting looking side together . |
| 7 | Insider dealing has been the focus of regulatory attention on both sides of the Atlantic for some time now . |
| 8 | Group chief facilitator said : ‘ Initially we have been successful in helping to establish teams in the personnel , training , public relations , sales and distribution departments at Barlaston , while Johnson Brothers have had five teams indifferent areas of the offices for some time now . ’ |