Example sentences of "[be] [adj] time [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had been some time since they had had the chance for such indulgences . |
| 2 | It had been some time since I had visited Ingleborough , so last summer I went back with a couple of friends to rediscover some of its hidden treasures . |
| 3 | It must have been some time after we had last met . |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman is so distinguished that it may be some time since he has sat on a Standing Committee . |
| 5 | As I 'm sure you 'll understand , when I first came to see this awful situation I was consumed with a feeling of frustration — knowing , as I did then , that it could be some time before we 'd be in a position to intervene . |
| 6 | said it was likely to be some time before we know Government 's position on our future . |
| 7 | If I were to bring in everybody else within the United Kingdom , it might be some time before we foregathered . |
| 8 | It will be some time before we can finalise sales , ’ said Mr Preece . |
| 9 | Even if it may be some time before they are commercially acceptable , pioneer work is essential if our planet is to feed the teeming millions of people who will live on it by the twenty-first century . |
| 10 | The way the Minogue sisters are likely to carry on working , it could be some time before they get the chance of another shopping trip . |
| 11 | Science was being taught in public schools and in grammar schools , and there were courses in universities , which in Britain began at about this time to catch on — this was the era when the great municipal universities started to flourish , though it was to be some time before they received government grants . |
| 12 | It is unlikely that , given the current level of resources , both financial and human , the Council would be in a position to initiate central development of these courses in the near future , and it would therefore be some time before they would be incorporated into the new style provision . |
| 13 | By its very nature , when delivered , bespoke software often contains errors and it may be some time before they can all be traced and corrected . |
| 14 | Paige found her appetite quickly satisfied , and knew that it would be some time before they would be eating normally again . |
| 15 | So it will be some time before they 've sorted out all the flowers and shrubs destined for a new home . |
| 16 | With their team on the verge of relegation and Boro pushing for promotion , the Argyle fans savoured their beer , contemplating the prospect that it may be some time before they drink in the Tap ‘ n ’ Barrel again . |
| 17 | Sarah soon began to recover , although it was clear that it would be some time before she was completely well again . |
| 18 | ‘ It 'll be some time before she 's traced and identified anyway . |
| 19 | It will be some time before I forget the sight of Greg Hicks in a mini-skirt , fishnet tights and Rod Stewart wig , first furiously threatening Lillibet with a knife and then chewing up a wine glass in his torment . |
| 20 | It will be some time before I can check the newspaper files ; if anyone else does so , I would be very pleased to hear what they find . |
| 21 | It will be some time before I have the figures to show how serious the second recession has been — how many firms have closed , how many jobs have been irrevocably lost , and how the finances of the survivors have suffered . |
| 22 | Mr Patten said this would put Britain in front of Europe but acknowledged that it may be some time before it can be implemented . |
| 23 | A post mortem on the body found yesterday has already been carried out , but it may be some time before it 's formally identified . |
| 24 | When he left Williams for Ferrari , I remember Frank Williams reminiscing at his annual press luncheon that he had fond memories of Alan Jones and Keke Rosberg , but that it would be some time before he had similar memories of Nigel . |
| 25 | But it was to be some time before he began putting his interest to any practical application . |
| 26 | I do n't know how bad he really is ; I only know it will be some time before he 'll be able to come out and take you away and , what is more , work for you . |
| 27 | Though it would be some time before he was released from hospital , he was already better and we were all able to relax with relief . |
| 28 | He thought it might be some time before he was looking for a love-nest again with her . |
| 29 | Following his interview , I wrote an urgent letter about his circumstances to the local housing department , although I recognised that it could be some time before he received any offers of accommodation . |
| 30 | Now he says it will be some time before he gets over the incident which wrecked a close friendship . |