Example sentences of "[prep] he for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | His mother could not be traced , but the tiny corpse was recognised by a lady who had looked after him for some time , before she , as many others , had done before her , had innocently replied to Mrs Dyer 's advertisement , disguised by the nom de plume Mrs Thomas . |
| 2 | I think the Algerians have been angry with him for some time and are prepared to let Polisario have a free hand . ’ |
| 3 | Or — and this more horrible idea had been very obscurely with him for some time — how had he dared to entertain it ? — perhaps Marcus — Marcus had spoken of evil yearnings , of a crime , perhaps committed already , perhaps in a dream — No , that was unthinkable , impossible . |
| 4 | Oh yeah , I mean I had a horrible time with him for some time and it just , just |
| 5 | She had not seen her nearest ‘ big house ’ neighbour , though she had been hearing about him for some time . |
| 6 | We 've had our eye on him for some time . |