Example sentences of "continue [to-vb] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If correct , this still purely theoretical conclusion implies that epigenetic rules and mental traits might have continued to evolve into historical times . |
| 2 | Blood may have continued to ooze for some time after death , though less so here than from a dependent part . |
| 3 | Her pension can continue to increase until such time as her husband gets his pension or reaches the age of 70 , whichever is sooner . |
| 4 | A blanket election will continue to apply until such time as the partners ( or a partner ) give notice that they wish to withdraw from the arrangement . |
| 5 | The Company continued to hope for better times ; its monopoly was left intact under Charles II and James II , and it did not realize how the deterioration of its forts in West Africa was eating up its capital and bringing closer the day when large sums would have to be spent on rebuilding them . |
| 6 | The evils of the system of exploitation and oppression will continue to exist for some time . |
| 7 | But Marian continued to feel for some time that uneasiness in the legs which she knew meant that she wanted to run , to get away fast . |