Example sentences of "[v-ing] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been forecasting for some time that the future of applications development would become the linking of objects , and that the keys to the kingdom would be held by the companies that sold the best objects , and Novell Inc seems to think so too . |
| 2 | We have been forecasting for some time that the future of applications development would become the linking of objects , and that the keys to the kingdom would be held by the companies that sold the best objects , and Novell Inc seems to think so too . |
| 3 | The views of his Ministerial colleagues , not least the Prime Minister , will be of particular relevance whenever a subject overruns departmental boundaries and the Home Office is competing for Parliamentary time . |
| 4 | Division Two of this event is probably best left to Tom Jones 's Sadler 's Wells newcomer Alyakkh , about whom local work-watchers have been cooing for some time . |
| 5 | Since the department since the regional office has been suggesting for some time , or throughout the entire process of this structure plan alteration , that erm an exceptions policy should be considered by the erm county council , I think it would be consistent that we would anticipate the panel could reach a conclusion on the inclusion of the major exceptions policy as part of this alteration . |
| 6 | First , that we have no intention of abandoning public ownership and accepting for all time the present frontier of the public sector . |
| 7 | If a patent were to be granted to the second business , it could prevent the first from using what it has already been using for some time . |
| 8 | The company says catering for first time buyers is boosting sales at a time when other builders are reporting big losses . |
| 9 | Nurses who have been nursing for some time are likely to have reached the stage where much of what they do has become automatic , that is , carried out without conscious thought or awareness . |
| 10 | Indications of Mr Mandela 's growing political stature in the eyes of the government have been accumulating for some time . |
| 11 | I have been teaching machine knitting for some time and often come across pupils who have experienced the same problem . |
| 12 | However , the patient is likely to continue coughing for some time after the antibiotics have been stopped , and the sputum that is produced when the patient coughs will be found to contain numerous pus cells on microscopic examination . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't know what he meant , ’ Allen said after they had been walking for some time on the soft turf at the verge of the track . |
| 14 | After walking for some time , having covered about half the distance between the two stations , Willie became aware of a steady , yet rather unnerving sound just ahead as if someone was hammering the rails . |
| 15 | After walking for some time through the wood Valdemar put his finger to his lips and motioned us to be quiet . |
| 16 | Our fellow-traveller had been mumbling for some time that he would ‘ hae tae get oot ! ’ . |
| 17 | He still dreamt of avenging the shame of Kosovo and of ending for all time the ‘ long Turkish night ’ . |
| 18 | That has been happening for some time , but the Secretary of State and the Minister should know that . |
| 19 | On the contrary , the country had been smouldering for some time . |
| 20 | It was in these unpromising circumstances that the great cholera controversy , which had been smouldering for some time , at last burst into flame . |
| 21 | There are a lot of people after them , so I doubt if Zarina or her friend will be returning for some time . ’ |
| 22 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |
| 23 | After listening for some time , I began to grow uneasy , feeling increasingly suspicious that his faith , though enthusiastic , was almost entirely groundless . |
| 24 | Ours have needed replacing for some time , ’ he added with a touch of grimness . |
| 25 | This was reportedly a concession which US oil companies had been seeking for some time . |
| 26 | Some participants on EA have requested that they carry on after their 12 months course finishes , only to be told they ca n't as that might be using this to avoid looking for full time employment . |
| 27 | ‘ You drove to Penzance , leaving home at about seven-thirty , you went to the film and started to drive back , but your van broke down at Badger 's Cross and after trying to start it and sheltering for some time , you walked home , arriving at about half-past two . ’ |
| 28 | The zoo is now considering a number of proposals which includes one submitted by the staff and another by New Zoo Developments Ltd. along with an in-house plan which the Society has been developing for some time . |
| 29 | He has been writing for some time , starting with horror , and has more recently turned to the psychological thriller . |
| 30 | HEADING FOR BIG TIME : Grinning Gardner after the charge was dropped |