Example sentences of "[prep] some time [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm what I have in mind to do my Lord , is to open the case now for you to indicate the scope of erm and will you then know , agreed that we would invite you to adjourn that for some time to enable you do some reading of the witness statement and expert 's reports because of course they are long and that would take considerable amount of with your Lordship is able to familiarise himself with the matter which is contained therein . |
| 2 | ‘ It had been our ambition for some time to see our dominance in the east of Scotland established without doubt by virtue of a presence in Edinburgh , ’ says Heggie . |
| 3 | I sat with a tomato juice in front of me for some time straining my ears to hear what Nigel was saying . |
| 4 | The fact we have got a good track record and have been serving the pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals industries for some time means we can get work but we have to cut our margins . |
| 5 | So , I mean what I would suggest is er I do n't know is John anticipated to be off for some time do you think ? |
| 6 | A mile along this road was Rocky Valley , which is also a good hunting ground for birds of prey — not necessarily for barn owls , with all the buzzards and kestrels competing , but no doubt our pair would venture over there at some time to see what they could pick up . |
| 7 | ‘ Of course if you wish to make a voluntary statement you can come along to my Incident Room at some time to suit yourself . |
| 8 | Unsafe drivers , in particular , accepted that every male driver would at some time do something risky . |