Example sentences of "[be] there for some [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It appeared that we were going to be there for some time . |
2 | Which must mean that he intends to be there for some time . |
3 | See look at all those cross pieces , they look as they 've been there for some purpose , you know ? |
4 | Detectives are working on the theory that the bags had been there for some time . |
5 | The doctor , who had now been there for some time , and was looking at his watch , had been explaining . |
6 | He 'd been there for some time . |
7 | Brooke Alexander , of course , and Josh Baer , Ronald Feldman , Pat Hearn and Feature have been there for some time . |
8 | " Any more than I can explain why cholera should have always attacked those of our soldiers who had recently arrived in the Crimea in preference to those who had been there for some time … |
9 | Getting the old cistern out can sometimes be a problem — particularly if it 's been there for some time . |
10 | The most difficult part of getting out a galvanised hot water tank is likely to be disconnecting the pipes leading to and from the boiler particularly if they have been there for some time . |
11 | It had probably been there for some time ! |
12 | He looked as though he had been there for some time , and Shelley had a funny feeling that he was looking studiously down to hide the fact that he had been listening at the door to her conversation with Mrs Richards . |
13 | Because then it was that she knew , with blinding clarity , what had been there for some time now . |
14 | It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time . |
15 | It 's believed their bodies had been there for some time . |
16 | ‘ Old Mr Fiddle has not been there for some time , Rose , ’ said Dagmar from the door . |
17 | Keith Sutton , prosecuting on behalf of Sefton Council 's Public Protection Department , told the court there was sufficient oil in the insect to suggest it had been there for some time . |
18 | After the car had been there for some years the defendant wished to convert the yard into a garage but was unable to communicate with the plaintiff . |
19 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
20 | ‘ I was there for some time before you arrived , Caroline . |