Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [verb] for some [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials .
2 Josie tried to reach for some killer of an argument , a real zinger that she could pull out of the air and use to disarm all opposition .
3 Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] .
4 As the official investigation got under way , there were allegations that senior US officials had known for some time of BNL 's dealings with Iraq .
5 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 .
6 It was now criticized as anachronistic , and the German government had signalled for some time its concern over rising costs and their justifiability at a time when German unification put great strains on the public finances [ see also pp. 37212 ; 38508 ] .
7 Fedorov had suspected for some time , and now he knew .
8 Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer .
9 Plans for the extension of the war in Vietnam had existed for some time in the Pentagon .
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