Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 2 | That seems likely to be primarily down to Germany because the UK was flat on its back a year ago and Italy has not bubbled for some time , while the French recession is only now gathering pace . |
| 3 | Rose sends greetings to all those Medau friends she has n't seen for some time . |
| 4 | ‘ Providing I stay fit I will get the record because I plan to keep on playing for some time yet . |
| 5 | But he admitted : ‘ I believe that unemployment will go on rising for some time yet , but what is certain is that the measures I have taken will assist the employment situation . ’ |
| 6 | What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’ |
| 7 | You may be expected as well to have already worked for some time in a related financial area , such as stock broking . |
| 8 | Biddy did not speak for some time , and stood considering them in a way that made them all feel about half their usual size . |
| 9 | Sesostris did not speak for some time . |
| 10 | Since Picasso and Braque had not exhibited for some time , and since they had not taken part in the manifestations at the Salon des Indépendants and the Salon d'Automne , the public were not in a position to realize that their abstention deprived the Section d'Or of much of its meaning . |
| 11 | At Warrington , a deaf man decided to pay a visit to a relative he had not seen for some time , and set off to cycle there . |
| 12 | D'Arcy recognised the faces of several ex-special forces personnel whom he had not seen for some time . |
| 13 | However , dissolution does not occur for some time and the excellent tissue reactions of the hydroxyapatite coatings have a very positive role . |
| 14 | When the Bank of Scotland had threatened to imprison his Constable partner Robert Cadell in Calton Hill Gaol , Cadell took refuge in the debtors ' sanctuary at Holyrood — where Thomas de Quincey had also stayed for some time . |
| 15 | Rhoda he had also known for some time . |
| 16 | Len had n't spoken for some time . |
| 17 | You had n't spoken for some time . |
| 18 | This is an important subject which is likely to remain actively debated for some time . |
| 19 | If you have not exercised for some time , if you are generally unfit or if you know you have a particular medical condition , it is essential to consult your doctor before beginning a regular exercise routine . |
| 20 | Something you used to spend a lot of time at but have n't done for some time . |