Example sentences of "not [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since it presumably means we will not for some time to come be seeing her again stretched horizontal on a sun lounger . |
| 2 | ‘ Not for some time . |
| 3 | ‘ Not for some time but we are not worried , miss , it 's not unusual for the gentry , if you will excuse me saying so , to keep folks waiting for payment . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Not for some time . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Some feel too vulnerable to cope with having boyfriends at all , at least not for some time , and almost all are determined that any man who shows an interest in them will have to accept and love their child too . |
| 7 | ‘ Not for some time , Chieh Hsia . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | It was not until some time later that the drawings were found to have been stolen . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was not until some time around the 18th century that it was firmly back where it is now . |
| 12 | Collectively , that does not leave many of us out ; and there can , of course , be few of us who have not at some time or another suffered from what might be thought of as a sexual problem albeit , perhaps , a trifling one . |
| 13 | Few workers have not at some time or another been strongly attracted towards a client . |