Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [verb] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plane might have been forced down by fighters or other enemy action , or had to land for some other reason , and we do n't know whether the men were able to get away all right or not . |
| 2 | Though participants have said that they find these quizzes enjoyable , they have not been well supported by comparison with the more usual lectures and no further quiz is planned for the moment , though I shall try to keep a few questions in hand in case a speaker is delayed or fails to arrive for some reason . |
| 3 | Our society too still has recognized ways of marking the change in status that has occurred for some people . |
| 4 | Phyllis enjoyed telling all that had happened for some days . |
| 5 | The theatre has still to fill the post of artistic director — indeed interviews have not yet begun — and Mr McKeown suggested the position might this time be taken by more than one person , and remain filled for some four or five years . |
| 6 | If on the other hand , a stress is applied slowly over a longer period the material flows like a viscous liquid so that the spherical shape is soon lost if left to stand for some time . |
| 7 | In 1959 Greece and Turkey had already drawn this conclusion , and had applied for some form of association with it . |
| 8 | Some of this fear he controlled , and had controlled for some time , by smoking the odd joint . |
| 9 | A few minutes later they had acknowledged Mr Bryant and his daughter outside their house , and then trudged home and stood chatting for some time on the doorstep . |
| 10 | Yes my children do go to school now and have done for some months now . |
| 11 | Yes my children do go to school and have done for some months now . |