Example sentences of "[pers pn] for [det] time [coord] " 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 | she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I 've not seen her for a year so , I would n't know . |
| 3 | ‘ I have been waiting to pick him for some time but our form was not good and it was not easy on Dion living in hotels . |
| 4 | I think the Algerians have been angry with him for some time and are prepared to let Polisario have a free hand . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Oh yeah , I mean I had a horrible time with him for some time and it just , just |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I watched it for some time but there 's nobody about . |
| 9 | He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid . |
| 10 | 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 . |