Example sentences of "some time [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We spent some time discussing the operation of the traditional or discount market because , we said , it was in that market that the Bank of England tried day by day to influence monetary conditions in the domestic economy . |
| 2 | Why not stay awhile and spend some time exploring the delights of this fascinating county . |
| 3 | But then she also spends some time persuading the audience to laugh at her own idiosyncrasies and rather portly shape . |
| 4 | Cou could I ask , before we go too deep into the issue , that if we are gon na use this er er make proper use of it , that we have some time to analyze the |
| 5 | It had taken some time to reach a decision , but eventually they had come across to check their bonds were in place , and then had gone off . |
| 6 | In the last two chapters we took some time to reach the chosen texts . |
| 7 | Cells containing this pigment take some time to reach the skin 's surface , depending on how recently the skin was last exposed . |
| 8 | Although Aith lifeboat had been launched it would take her some time to reach the island , so Mr Williamson spoke by radio to four fishing vessels at the scene . |
| 9 | It took us some time to reach the conclusion that this was ineffectual , for the class teachers , in copying the professional development teacher , had failed to adapt their teaching to the new context , creating a rather sterile repetition of the initial lesson … |
| 10 | We stood for some time watching the ‘ Try your strength ’ machine which was always sited by The Fawcett Statue on Blue Boar Row . |
| 11 | How the Other Half Lives A divorced woman rings her ex-spouse : Perhaps you could spare some time to see the children on Saturday … |
| 12 | It might not be very long now before the DMU 's , with their excellent visibility , will be replaced by Sprinters , so this could well be our last chance for some time to see the views along the line really well . |
| 13 | The hon. Gentleman will appreciate that it would not be the first inspector 's decision that took some time to see the light of day once it had been referred to a Department . |
| 14 | While the Scottish Wildlife Trust has for some time had a system for identifying second tier biological sites , primarily as a conservation mechanism , no such system has been created for geological or geomorphological sites , until now . |
| 15 | A lot of my work includes routing grooves for 5/8in and 3/4in boards , and it takes some time achieving the right width of groove even with the appropriate cutter . |
| 16 | Connected to the main library was a hexagonal room which for some time housed the school 's paperback bookshop . |
| 17 | It was the kind of story that she would relish but with her blunt ways one could never be sure she would n't at some time let the cat out of the bag . |
| 18 | I would not be so ungallant as to doubt the word of the hon. Member for West Bromwich , East today , but given the pressure that Labour Members placed on that Bill , a serious question mark would hang over any Labour Secretary of State who did not give way to pressure regarding the timetabling of a public inquiry procedure and who did not take some time to allow the result to be published or deliberated on . |
| 19 | He lost little or nothing by the concession and , as we have seen , the papal letters had for some time indicated the likelihood of such a solution being acceptable at Rome . |
| 20 | Toby spent some time smoothing the ruffled sensibilities of Corbett Farraday ( ‘ I mean , after all , when you n–y to give them a bit of fun … ‘ ) , then he went to check the changing huts , which Bill Muggeridge usually forgot to lock after his afternoon tearing round blowing whistles at the boys . |
| 21 | Walter Last has spent some time developing a system for cutting the compound angles on the segments for his turning |
| 22 | All of these have at some time commanded the Empire 's armies . |
| 23 | This , coupled with the gossip that for some time surrounded the couple , soon convinced the constables they had the right people . |
| 24 | Almost every child , I imagine , has at some time owned a much-loved Teddy Bear . |
| 25 | I have for some time studied the prospects for the privatisation of British Rail . |
| 26 | Before inserting the l.e.d. clip , clean the front panel with meths and take some time to create an impressive design using rub-down lettering and symbols . |
| 27 | I HAD to spend some time comforting a distraught mother whose child was thought to have a behavioural problem . |
| 28 | It took her some time to unfasten the stiff buttons . |
| 29 | Understandably , the extent of the miracle takes some time to penetrate the minds of some of the Israelite people . |
| 30 | Therefore it took some time to penetrate the Boardrooms of British industry , because many of the early headhunters did not really speak the businessmen 's language . |