Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tell you I can break this bond , and maybe I will this time and leave you to starve , and maybe I wo n't , maybe I 'll leave that pleasure for another time . |
| 2 | They gained weight , and may have stayed at that weight for some time . |
| 3 | Is she , where , is she actually proposing that these should be located ? in , in the countryside , in , in towns ? because they 're sens sensitivities o on that particular on the siting of that er particular activity and er we 're seen it elsewhere , er , those of us who have been on this committee for some time will know the concern that there are about the location of waste recycling facilities and er as I say I would hate that we would have a list of sites across the county which would just start paying us money and quite frankly should never be started . |
| 4 | It is quite obvious that the government have been gearing the NHS up for this plan for some time . |
| 5 | Once everybody else has gone off and done their bit , I 've either got a job I 'm in the middle of doing or I 'll plan some work for another time . |
| 6 | In fact , women have been speaking out on this issue for some time — among them Sue Cavanagh , co-author of a report on women 's loos published by the Women 's Design Service . |
| 7 | She had been imagining this meeting for some time . |
| 8 | I had been expecting this news for some time but it still came as a terrible shock . |
| 9 | It is crucial to identify the source of the methane in order to be able to devise appropriate remedies , and FPG has been working in this area for some time . |
| 10 | She stumbled on in this manner for some time before I talked her into accepting a chair and a cuppa . |
| 11 | Because we joined Club Social and come the bitter frosty nights we can gather round for another glass for old time 's sake and really get it on at the Club 18–30 reunions at South Coast World in November , Blackpool in March . |
| 12 | She contemplated this idea for some time , steadily laying on a fresh film of white to strengthen the white already there , over her head , one knuckle just touching the ceiling to steady her . |
| 13 | Stay in this position for some time , then slowly sit up through a curved spine — a great way to relax ! |
| 14 | Given shelter , someone might pass undetected in this landscape for some time . |
| 15 | ‘ It seems the continental disease may have been in this country for some time , ’ Dr Tapper says , ‘ but we do n't believe hare populations are in serious danger . ’ |
| 16 | It seems that he speaks no English although he has lived in this country for some time ; he is in fact Italian by birth . |
| 17 | Tobacco consumption will be a fact of life in this country for some time . |
| 18 | The role of Housing in Community Care is barely recognised although the implications are far reaching and will be the focus of much attention for some time to come . |
| 19 | ‘ They had known each other for some time before they married , though , had n't they ? ’ ventured Greg . |
| 20 | But there will no chance of more dialogue for some time . |
| 21 | ‘ I believe he had been planning that warning for some time . |
| 22 | The drawn game was a thriller — reputedly the best match seen at any level for some time . |
| 23 | Some committee clerks come to have an important role , especially when they work with the same committee and the same chairman for some time . |
| 24 | If your cash has been in the same account for some time , make sure it has n't been closed to new customers . |
| 25 | In this chapter we have , through our time travelling , been outside of our own world for some time now , so perhaps we are now looking at modernity with the eyes of a stranger coming home . |
| 26 | Well trampled ground may remain that way for some time . |
| 27 | Lydia had an impression when Elizabeth opened the door that no one had spoken in that house for some time . |