Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] some time " in BNC.

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1 To use such language under Cromwell 's government was to court persecution , and Taylor spent some time in the Tower of London as a result .
2 Casein became a recognized adhesive in aircraft and yacht work some time around 1930 .
3 The G-BUM series appears to have been passed over — with G-BUMF and G-BUMP allotted some time ago we can not believe the CAA has turned prudish in its old age … !
4 She took a lot of convincing : distrust was deeply ingrained in her , she dared not believe in good fortune ; she was conditioned to thinking in terms of Lajos and adjustment took some time .
5 Wait until you and Bill have some time to yourselves .
6 The school trip was an example of massive disorganized organization : every minute of every day was officially occupied , and Clara wasted some time before she realized that nobody in the whole world would care or even notice whether she attended each event or not .
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