Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The result was that the union became subordinated for some time to the hierarchy and a breakaway union of protestant teachers was formed . |
| 2 | Hauling himself back to bed he lay awake for some time , before falling asleep . |
| 3 | She lay awake for some time , puzzling over Fen 's behaviour . |
| 4 | But either it was not hunting or he was too big to tackle , for it disappeared over the heather ; and although he waited motionless for some time , it did not return . |
| 5 | It stood unused for some time and was burnt down by vandals in 1970 . |
| 6 | Trade-union membership remained low for some time , affected by unemployment and by the movement of industry to less highly unionized areas in the South of England . |
| 7 | ‘ With over 300 covers it was probably too big as a fish restaurant and while it stayed successful for some time as The Chicago Meatpackers , the area around it , in the West End of London , has changed in two major ways . |
| 8 | It stood idle for some time , eventually being sold in 1897 and demolished a year or so later . |