Example sentences of "[vb past] in [noun] [prep] some " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1980 ( seven years later ) ‘ Pedler 's pew ’ was inspected and pronounced in need of some care ( and love ? ) . |
| 2 | They drove in silence for some time , before Pam spoke . |
| 3 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
| 4 | It has been estimated that between 1580 and 1650 London probably absorbed half the national increase of England 's population and that about one in every eight English people lived in London at some stage of their lives ; after 1650 the proportion was as high as one in six . |
| 5 | Legend has it that Mother Shipton of Knaresborough , 1488–1561 , whose real name was Ursula Sonthell , lived in Shiptonthorpe during some period in her life . |
| 6 | ‘ And yet , when I got in touch with some of your business friends in Swindon they all expressed great surprise . |
| 7 | ‘ You can imagine what a spell in the Army would have meant for someone who values his fingers as a pianist , so when I came back home I got in touch with some people and now he has been booked for a number of festivals , ’ Alan tells me . |
| 8 | Cross-references forward , whether from OED to itself or from Supplement to itself , are either non-existent , inaccurate , or ( occasionally ) ghosts ( because the object of the cross-reference never materialized in print for some reason ) . |
| 9 | He mentions ‘ the odd brawl and punch-up ’ , for example , the fact that policemen only went in pairs in some districts , and that they patrolled the centre of the city in strength each weekend ‘ because prostitutes and drunks frequently started fights and a good time was had by all ’ . |
| 10 | She lived in miserable anticipation of the day when Camille fell in love with some nightmare youth . |
| 11 | I looked in books for some recognition but , strange to say , I found none . |
| 12 | Mr Jack Hibbert , the head of the Government Statistical Service , appeared in front of some 300 statisticians at a public meeting to defend the reputation and integrity of his service and the official information it purveys . |
| 13 | In 1655–6 he engaged in discussions with some disaffected Commonwealthsmen about a possible basis for an alternative government , but he steered clear of active conspiracy or rebellion . |
| 14 | Bob reflected in silence for some moments . |
| 15 | The two men travelled in silence for some time . |
| 16 | I stayed in London for some time , but I still wanted to go to sea . |
| 17 | I stayed in Aldeburgh for some weeks in order to work with Ben whenever he had time . |
| 18 | When she was in her fifties and had grown to a generous obesity , her husband would whisper proudly to his dinner guests as they stood in front of some glowing nude or abstract construction , ‘ Wonderful artist , was n't he ? |
| 19 | The two men sat in silence for some time , each in his own thoughts . |
| 20 | Then they sat in silence for some moments . |