Example sentences of "and [vb past] some time " in BNC.

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1 I was more interested in the kittiwakes nesting on the window ledges , and spent some time photographing them .
2 Having suffered a breakdown , she gave up her job in 1907 and spent some time in Sussex .
3 During his first period in Spain he fell seriously and mysteriously ill , and spent some time in hospital .
4 In 1918 he was shot in the knee while on a bombing raid and spent some time in hospital before being awarded an army scholarship , which enabled him to complete his studies at the City and Guilds College , London .
5 No later Turkish author really deals with the problem except Ismail Belig , who , in his article on Molla Yegan , states that the latter succeeded Molla Fenari as muderris at the Manastir medrese in 771/1369–70 and as kadi of Bursa in 822/1419 when Molla Fenari went on the pilgrimage and spent some time in Egypt on his return .
6 When he left the house , he went down to the riverside , and spent some time considering the extent of the job they were about to tackle , the resources they were going to need , and the best way of setting about it .
7 And spent some time in an institution ? ’
8 The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes .
9 They carried out a survey monitoring our telephone techniques and spent some time listening to how we answered our phones .
10 She went upstairs and spent some time soaking in a hot bath .
11 On Monday morning he registered the death and spent some time with Shrimpton — the lawyer — his father 's accountant , and the bank manager .
12 At the weekend she had visited her parents ' home and spent some time with her sister , Jennifer , but she had found that she had been unable to tell them about David Markham .
13 Mrs Edwards 's former next-door neighbour , Ruth Duncan , called to see her every day and spent some time with her on Monday evening , leaving about 9pm .
14 ‘ She was over here for the Isle of Man TT Races and spent some time in the Lake District .
15 He had lost his job and spent some time in bail hostels in Darlington and Northallerton .
16 ACT include two players in their squad who are no strangers to Scotland — centre Jim Swan who has returned after playing in the junior teams at Gala , and flanker Mark McInnes , who toured with the Wallabies to Canada and France in 1989 and spent some time with Peebles .
17 I then tried to deduce the events of the previous night and discovered some time later that I had been raped by force by XYZ who had been on the mini bus and followed me home .
18 Aqib , 20 , visibly upset by the decision , appeared to exchange words with the umpire and took some time before continuing his over .
19 ‘ The girl was very distressed and took some time to tell us exactly what had happened .
20 His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover .
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