Example sentences of "be [verb] [adj] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of claims that the relationship was one of passionate intimacy , the brigadier said : ‘ They have been suggesting that for some time . |
| 2 | Up to this time , Leith had not been considered suitable for some of the larger excursion steamers . |
| 3 | The French and the US National Science Foundation have been doing this for some time . ’ |
| 4 | They have apparently been doing this for some time . |
| 5 | The problem of meeting the probable needs and wishes of the wider constituency which might now be considered eligible for some sort of formal association with the University after obtaining a qualification therefore needs to be addressed . |
| 6 | If the tool has be lying idle for some months it is likely the charge has partially drained , so it is a good idea to regularly use these tools . |
| 7 | As an intermediate skier I found some of the information ( eg buying skis and the extensive section on snowboarding ) irrelevant as I will not be doing this for some time . |
| 8 | Whenever your computer is going to be left unattended for some time simply run Blaze . |
| 9 | Both enjoy heavy soil and dappled shade and can be left undisturbed for some years before lifting , dividing and replanting |
| 10 | It stands in the open and can be left unused for some time and is then required in a hurry ! |
| 11 | However , we also saw that there were good computational and psycholinguistic reasons for supposing that the phonemic interpretation of a stretch of sound would often be left ambiguous for some time . |
| 12 | In order to protect the privacy of those whose lives are recorded , the material may be kept confidential for some years , or may be available only in a form where individuals can not be identified . |
| 13 | The MDC can not be held responsible for some problems . |
| 14 | One family tea-time , when Auntie had been sitting silent for some time , she said : " It 's lucky there 's never anyone left in those offices at night . " |
| 15 | The shop had been standing empty for some time , and needed a great deal of work . |
| 16 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the liability imposed under section 1(1) of the Act of 1978 was intended by Parliament , by virtue of section 6(1) of the Act , to enable claims for contribution to be made as between parties who had no claim for contribution under the general law , and applied whenever a plaintiff had a cause of action against a third party in respect of the same damage as gave rise to his cause of action against the defendant , irrespective of the legal basis of the liability ; and that , accordingly , the defence of ex turpi causa non oritur actio could not be relied upon in answer to a claim for contribution under the Act ; and that , since there was sufficient possibility of the third party being found liable for some part of the plaintiffs ' loss , there were no grounds for striking out the third party notice ( post , pp. 1022H — 1023A , G–H , 1024G — 1025D ) . |
| 17 | Away from the razza mattazz of the cup life is getting harder for some of our local teams … |
| 18 | He had been feeling cold for some time . |
| 19 | This same invincible figure has been held responsible for some blunder , or has for some other reason fallen out of favour with his employers , leaves the house where he came to fame and is never heard of again . |
| 20 | Only when transport was made available for some other reason did journalists — meaning , as a rule , Government journalists — get a chance to report news from Zambia 's rural areas . |
| 21 | She was left alone for some time , but did n't dare move away from the tall candlestick and the rubber dildo . |