Example sentences of "for [adj] time [subord] he " in BNC.
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| 1 | He became very depressed for some time before he could reassess himself , start to use his considerable abilities and begin courting his wife again . |
| 2 | It was so faint that he had to look at it for some time before he could make any sense of it . |
| 3 | Indeed , it should be emphasized that Picasso had been dissatisfied with the limitations imposed on pictorial volumes by a scientific or linear system of perspective for some time before he became aware of the fact that Cézanne 's painting suggested a new concept of form and space . |
| 4 | He had been sitting by the fire for some time before he decided to open the letter . |
| 5 | For some time after he had gone , Emmie stared with smarting eyes at the ceiling , humming casually under her breath . |
| 6 | There was silence in the room for some time as he waited for Frank to regain his composure , to ask the inevitable questions . |
| 7 | What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’ |
| 8 | Neither of us spoke for some time until he said ‘ So what 's the deal ? ’ |