Example sentences of "[prep] some time they " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite constructing one of their most positive displays for some time they lost to a French team who profited from the only genuine opportunities they created . |
| 2 | Gradually they learn to discriminate , although for some time they can not determine what is influencing the mother 's movements towards or away from them . |
| 3 | Because the group had known her and her children for some time they agreed to ‘ have a go ’ and the placement went ahead . |
| 4 | Not a single vehicle passed , but after some time they heard the roar of bombs going off at the airfield . |
| 5 | It is no good throwing things at them when they are safely in their dug-outs and shelters , but at some time they have to come out into the open , if only to change their clothes and appearance , and that is when we can get at them . |