Example sentences of "was [adv] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was not for some time , and after some acquaintance , that she got round to thinking that one of the most charming features of Clelia 's room was its sense of prolonged nursery associations . |
| 2 | She was so absorbed that it was not for some time that she realized that the sea on her left was no longer the water of the estuary but had become the ocean . |
| 3 | It was not until some time later that the drawings were found to have been stolen . |
| 4 | There was always plenty of activity here , and so much so , that it was not until some time had elapsed , that a rumbling from above brought the GC to his attention . |
| 5 | It was not until some time around the 18th century that it was firmly back where it is now . |
| 6 | It was probably at some time during that same period when the dawning need to rely on a ‘ god ‘ first disturbed the developing human being , that he started to enjoy pleasures which were not the result of simply satisfying the desires associated with his physical evolution . |
| 7 | I had a Festive Cichlid which jumped out of my tank and was out for some time . |
| 8 | Er , he was indeed for some time the er secretary of the er er divisional Labour party . |
| 9 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I was there for some time before you arrived , Caroline . |