Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [adj] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Platt said : ‘ It has been niggling me for some time and , although it is nothing serious , it has been decided to sort it out sooner rather than later . ’ |
| 2 | I think the Algerians have been angry with him for some time and are prepared to let Polisario have a free hand . ’ |
| 3 | By Spain , Jackie was beginning to feel the first twinges of the ulcer which was to hamper him for some time and keep him out of racing properly — and out of Belgium altogether — until July . |
| 4 | Oh yeah , I mean I had a horrible time with him for some time and it just , just |
| 5 | Having decided how long the intervention is to last , ask the parents to run it for that time and then immediately return to the baseline condition . |
| 6 | He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid . |
| 7 | Also , blotting paper is fairly costly to buy so it is much more economical to use it for pressing time and time again . |
| 8 | An aggressive mob of youngsters had been closely dogging us for some time and , emboldened by our apparent failure to notice them or to quicken our pace , had begun throwing stones . |