Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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1 | He studied it for some time and then said : ‘ That 's bad , I 'm afraid . |
2 | My quizzing about the intellectual world which I was about to enter with some trepidation left him with a wry smile , which puzzled me for some time after , as my naïvety about the world of further education lasted well into my early days in college . |
3 | I watched them for some time , thinking smugly ‘ Ha ! |
4 | I watched it for some time but there 's nobody about . |
5 | Smith 's wife died in 1825 ; this loss made him for some time anxious to resign , and may help to account for the relative lack of distinction of his period of office . |