Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] for [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The colours were a bit faded and it looked like no one had rearranged or replaced the pictures in the case for some time . |
| 2 | In popular discussions of private education , grandparents emerge as people very likely to pay school fees ( Guardian 27 May 1986 ) and it certainly has been the case for some time that it is advantageous in taxation terms for them to do so , since grandparents can take out a deed of covenant to cover this payment whereas parents can not . |
| 3 | It was unanimously resolved to delay the case for some time . " |
| 4 | We continued to stare at the corner of the field for some time , expecting to see some movement . |
| 5 | These ingredients continue to work after the toothpaste is rinsed away , as they are able to cling to the teeth and gums and remain in the saliva for some time . |
| 6 | I ran to and fro from the kitchen for some time with saucepans and kettles of boiling water . |
| 7 | It also brings out further one character 's idée fixe ( stonework ) , and develops the theme of racial tension/personal harmony which has been a feature of this relationship in the story for some time . |
| 8 | Having said that , this season has seen the best conditions for controlling the weed for some time . |
| 9 | Birds of Prey has been awaited on the PC for some time now , and is the result of over 12 man years ' development — the basic scenario is simple — Side A against Side B in all out aerial warfare , with its elements of air superiority , ground attack , strategic and stealth bombing , general recce and patrol . |
| 10 | An Information Science element had existed in the course for some time and included not only an introduction to libraries and the nature of information but also on-line retrieval systems and other forms of electronic information provision . |
| 11 | He was sixty-eight years old and had suffered from cancer of the oesophagus for some time . |
| 12 | The experiment was not a great success , though all three stayed in the force for some time . |
| 13 | ‘ Could n't find the seat for some time , ’ he explained . |
| 14 | Hankin said Gill 's contract was cancelled because he knew the player had been unhappy at the club for some time . |
| 15 | Tubbs and Lewis ran the mill for some time but finally ceased production there . |
| 16 | Pressures for change had been building up within the legislature for some time and these were to be given added impetus by the events surrounding the resignation of President Nixon . |
| 17 | Tests showed the 25mm-long insect had been in the pickle for some time and environmental health officers inspected the premises . |
| 18 | We are also pleased to welcome two new Word Processor Operators to the ACDP Unit : , who has worked with the Council for some time , first of all in General Office Services and latterly in the Assessment Department ; and , who comes with first hand knowledge of Advanced Courses , having recently completed an HNC in Secretarial Studies at Motherwell College . |
| 19 | He gazes at the ceiling for some time . |
| 20 | After being in the sun for some time , my skin feels like tissue . |
| 21 | For example , the aerospace sector — one of the most dollar-sensitive industries — has forward cover on its transactions out beyond 1994 and will thus feel little or no benefit from sterling 's fall against the dollar for some time to come . |
| 22 | Only as the car was crunching softly to a halt in the gravel of the yard did Charlotte ask suddenly , but in a tone so subdued as to suggest that she had been contemplating the question for some time , and refrained from asking it only for fear of the answer : |
| 23 | I talked to the lady for some time and we seemed to like the same things , so I was pleased when their bid was the successful one . |
| 24 | Prime among these is ‘ do it yourself ’ CPE , which has been quietly recognised by the Institute for some time . |
| 25 | I have n't seen you in the shop for some time . |
| 26 | The plastic monsters look like ruling the planet for some time to come with the mammoth film and merchandise promotion that 's going on , selling everything from dinosaur lip balm to brontosaurus burgers . |
| 27 | The plastic monsters look like ruling the planet for some time to come with the mammoth film and merchandise promotion that 's going on , selling everything from dinosaur lip balm to brontosaurus burgers . |
| 28 | There was silence in the room for some time as he waited for Frank to regain his composure , to ask the inevitable questions . |
| 29 | With respect to the embalming [ of ] Bodies , the methods that were commonly practised could , I know , have no effect ; at that time I read a good many Books upon ‘ Balsamation ’ but got very little instruction from reading these : according to my own Idea the best way would be to preserve the Body for some time that putrefaction should hardly be able to take place , & that it should gradually get rid of its moisture , & that , when it dried , it should have such imbalming juices in it , that it should resist putrefaction , & the insects at the same time be either kept off or destroyed : I set out with this Opinion & thought that something must be thrown thro' the whole Body : the when the Body was preserved , my Idea of getting rid of moisture was , to place the Body in some strong absorbent substance , & that substance which proved best I thought was Paris Plaister & I thought I could lay in a common Coffin such a quantity of Paris Plaister as would take out all the moisture & then I thought the Body should be rather in a wooden case than a leaden one because the Wood would assist the Absorption . |
| 30 | Moreover not only had Iraq , eager for an end to the war for some time , agreed to the principle of a cease-fire but Iran , initially sceptical and despite Ayatollah Khomeini 's strong misgivings , accepted the resolution , and also the proposal that the UN secretary-general visit Iran forthwith to study the practicalities of the cease-fire . |