Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] [prep] some time " in BNC.

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1 Most of us need to borrow money at some time or another .
2 Very few of us go through life without needing to borrow money at some time or other .
3 We have been pursuing proposals for some time .
4 It was a process which had been gathering momentum for some time and has continued since .
5 The researchers found 17 per cent of their random sample of Camberwell women to be sufficiently severely depressed to be considered cases at some time in the year : 8 per cent onset and 9 per cent chronic .
6 to increase flexibility on some time limited tolerances which are difficult to apply in practice ;
7 Mr Kingsley Low , general secretary of the British Beekeepers ' Association , said : ‘ We have been expecting to find varroa for some time as it is so widespread on the Continent .
8 I had not seen Otley for some time and climbed up on the wall for a better view .
9 A woman who knew her told the court the girl had been abusing solvents for some time .
10 Many of the famous liners of this century have visited Madeira at some time during their voyages .
11 He then went into the Army and did not see Minton for some time .
12 Salford chairman John Wilkinson added : ‘ Our scouts have watched Gary for some time .
13 Shelter 's latest research shows that social work departments have had responsibility at some time for the lives of more than a third of all homeless people .
14 With help from Wood Green Animal Shelters , Serpell made contact with people who had not had pets for some time but who were now about to get a dog or cat .
15 Although the tapes had been in the possession of the Walsh investigating team for some time , their significance concerning Fiers had apparently surfaced only recently when the investigators turned their attention away from members of the administration of former President Ronald Reagan in favour of concentrating on the connection between senior CIA officials and the Iran-contra affair .
16 ‘ I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on .
17 I 've had dandruff for some time and now my scalp has started to itch as well , but nothing seems to clear it up .
18 For a cool shady corner which gets sun at some time during the day , comfrey , sorrel , costmary , alkanet and chervil would do well , and for perfume , the container could include Rosa damascena , pinks , mignonette , honeysuckle or jasmine , and wallflowers , herbs which release their fragrance into the air .
19 In Tasmania , however , schools have been responsible for allocating resources for some time .
20 Dick fancies that the Examiner has asked him why he has not thought of rigging a drogue ( a thought which has in fact harassed Dick for some time ) .
21 Young animals usually do not get territories containing females for some time .
22 If , at the same stage , the cost-leadership policy is being coupled with an aggressive pricing policy in order to gain market share , the benefits of that investment would not show up in ROI or accounting profit for some time .
23 Mr Rawlins announced his intention to leave Sturge at some time in the future towards the end of last year although he had no specific plans for the next step in his career .
24 While it is recognized that anyone might experience anger at some time , and engage in a quarrel , most would not admit to having done so .
25 Additionally , almost all students make use at some time or other of one of the thirty or so departmental micro laboratories , with about 900 micro computers to choose from , ranging from standard BBCs to powerful SUN and Apollo workstations , and MS-DOS PCs of varying types to Apple Macintoshes .
26 Additionally , almost all students make use at some time or other of one of the thirty or so departmental micro laboratories , with about 900 micro computers to choose from , ranging from standard BBCs to powerful SUN and Apollo workstations , and from MS-DOS PCs of varying types to Apple Macintoshes .
27 It should be noted that following transfer of ownership , the registration of the aircraft often does not take place for some time afterwards .
28 They lost touch for some time with Flora , their first presiding deity , but even she was to reappear in another context , another life .
29 One day , after he had been having lessons for some time , his father was called away by the boss : there was a horse in the ditch : it had gone to sleep on the edge and had rolled upside down into the ditch and could n't get out .
30 In this country , one in every three people will develop cancer at some time in their lives .
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