Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [modal v] [be] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not yet have the exact date but I expect it will be some time during March or April — more likely April . |
| 2 | Joan and Malcolm , both 51 , of Cooks Court , Ormesby , realise it may be some time before Bogdan goes back to Romania . |
| 3 | Although the project can provide advocates , Hickson says it may be some time before mothers want this service , and even then , ‘ we may have to keep the counselling and advocacy work separate ’ . |
| 4 | Now he says it will be some time before he gets over the incident which wrecked a close friendship . |
| 5 | I do n't know how bad he really is ; I only know it will be some time before he 'll be able to come out and take you away and , what is more , work for you . |
| 6 | ‘ We do n't know yet exactly when we will take delivery of the scanner but we would hope it will be some time early in the coming financial year which starts in April , ’ he said . |
| 7 | That 's why I quit tripping , but it opened a door and I believe there will be another time . |
| 8 | Antoine said faintly , ‘ I thought there 'd be more time . |
| 9 | ‘ I thought it would be some time tonight . ’ |
| 10 | He thought it might be some time before he was looking for a love-nest again with her . |
| 11 | The Foreign Office is trying to play down the row but officials concede it could be some time before both sides talk again . |