Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [verb] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the coach arrived it took some time to organise the teams . |
| 2 | I also heard He spent some time in charge of North East Counties side Tadcaster Albion but did n't last long . |
| 3 | Ill health later led him to spend some time in the Bristol area , where he cemented his friendship with William Wordsworth [ q.v. ] , whom he met in 1795 at a gathering of radical friends ( who included George Dyer , William Frend , William Godwin , and John Horne Tooke , qq.v . ) . |
| 4 | She thought he welcomed some time alone . |
| 5 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 6 | I think you wanted them to have some time together but … but perhaps not most of the night , ’ she finished on a whisper . |