Example sentences of "[noun sg] that for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | This , coupled with the gossip that for some time surrounded the couple , soon convinced the constables they had the right people . |
| 2 | Or have you ( if you are very , very unfortunate ) ever been into a pub that for some reason does not even stock the stuff ? |
| 3 | How could she tell this impossible Dane that for some wild , unaccountable moment the previous evening , when his mouth had joined with hers , she 'd imagined they shared a mutual attraction so powerful that it had overridden any man-made measurement of time or propriety ? |
| 4 | In the Victorian era , however , the burden of interest payments resulting from earlier wartime borrowing caused such concern that for some time budget surpluses were run in order to reduce the national debt . |
| 5 | With a stifled groan that for some reason moved her deeply , his lips found hers with a sweet fire that seemed to sear her very soul . |
| 6 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , I am well aware of the fact that for some years now you have cut yourself off from your past and not deigned to reply to the letters of your friends , or even to return their calls , taking refuge in your answering machine and pretending not to be in when they rang at the bell . |
| 7 | My difficulty was further compounded by the fact that for some years my father and I had tended — for some reason I have never really fathomed — to converse less and less . |
| 8 | Many elderly people have a wide range of interests , maintain them — if only through reading — right on into old age , and still enjoy the cut and thrust of discussion and debate ; but we have to accept the fact that for some , the main topics of conversation will be their own and other people 's health , past reminiscences , and family matters . |
| 9 | Lord Beddington was not appreciating the day to its fullest , despite the fact that for some unknown reason it had seemed a good idea to buy a Panama hat . |
| 10 | He had got the impression that for some reason this was important , but he did not know why . |