Example sentences of "[noun sg] had [verb] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 2 | The Editor had asked for some more films to add to my list to show to your fish . |
| 3 | Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] . |
| 4 | ‘ However , in my opinion the body had lain for some hours after death in a supine position . ’ |
| 5 | It was now criticized as anachronistic , and the German government had signalled for some time its concern over rising costs and their justifiability at a time when German unification put great strains on the public finances [ see also pp. 37212 ; 38508 ] . |
| 6 | The Special Branch had known for some weeks that he was in Germany . |
| 7 | Nevertheless , we did find a general mood in Whitehall and amongst the senior civil servants that their system was not perfect and that the time had come for some fairly radical changes . |