Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The educational psychologist spent some time explaining the legal side of Statementing , which is complex . |
| 2 | The G-BUM series appears to have been passed over — with G-BUMF and G-BUMP allotted some time ago we can not believe the CAA has turned prudish in its old age … ! |
| 3 | The Club started some time ago and has had as many as thirty members in the past but now numbers have dwindled to fifteen . |
| 4 | The partnership took some time to sell . |
| 5 | The report shows that the committee devoted some time to analysing a helpful report from the Health Education Authority , ’ Beating the Ban ’ , which was published in 1990 . |
| 6 | Once the baby is settled , make sure the child has some time all to herself when she gets a cuddle and your undivided attention . |
| 7 | Neighbours say the gunman spent some time outside the house . |
| 8 | Constituency work takes some time and leads to a multiplicity of minor preoccupations but it by no means occupies the entire day . |
| 9 | Thus , where a covenant in a lease provided for the payment of rent in advance , the tenant was not entitled to prove an antecedent oral agreement under which he was to pay by way of bill of exchange maturing some time after tender ( Henderson v Arthur [ 1907 ] 1 KB 10 ) . |
| 10 | Edgar wicket keeper , innkeeper and redoubtable raconteur confided some time after midnight that to help run in his pain-free new hip joint he 'd taken an early morning paper round in Aycliffe village . |
| 11 | As the mother of two sons myself , I now find my childhood reaction extreme , and am led to suspect that my separation anxiety originated some time before the birth of my sister . |
| 12 | She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time . |
| 13 | At the end of the session spend some time in free discussion about the method . |
| 14 | In the ten years since the author spent some time making films about the rich animal life of Sri Lanka for the ‘ Survival ’ series of documentaries , that pendant has , alas , been ripped from its setting . |
| 15 | In between Dance Energy series , he 's been making demo tapes , with the aim of securing a record deal some time in the future . |
| 16 | This query took some time to reach Cedric . |
| 17 | The hide is a good place to spend some time , not only to see the more common bird species such as heron , coot and several kinds of tit , but you might also be lucky enough to spot less common birds such as the great spotted woodpecker and the kingfisher . |
| 18 | Cells containing this pigment take some time to reach the skin 's surface , depending on how recently the skin was last exposed . |
| 19 | Most managers in business spend some time learning communication skills , so that they and their staff can understand each other — and keep their customers happy . |
| 20 | For some people this process begins some time before the person they grieve for has died . |
| 21 | He added : ‘ We planned this new value- for-money drive some time ago . ’ |
| 22 | Mr President Portsmouth is a thriving maritime city with much to be proud of we have many supreme attractions Victory Mary Rose and Warrior amongst others which I hope you will have a chance to visit some time during your stay here in Portsmouth . |
| 23 | I think it was since the salmonella scare some time ago . |
| 24 | Mark Elder took some time to strike a fair balance between stage and pit and was not always as considerate as he usually is towards the singers . |
| 25 | Children too are well catered for , giving you the chance to have some time off as well . |
| 26 | The department has about 70 families and individuals acting as carers to give people chance to develop new interests and greater self-confidence and offering their families a chance to have some time to themselves . |
| 27 | The remaining 51 per cent of Qantas will be sold off in a public share float some time next year . |
| 28 | Intel was the last to join the RISC bandwagon , Slater notes — repeating a comment made some time ago by Intels ' Dave House , that RISC was ‘ the last hope of the have-nots ’ — now it seems Intel is the have-not of the RISC marketplace . |
| 29 | It 's just a game to pass some time away . |
| 30 | Understandably , the extent of the miracle takes some time to penetrate the minds of some of the Israelite people . |