Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [verb] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the course of an acrid , 30-minute press conference , called at midday and starting at 3.42 , both men implied that the deal could be resurrected at some time later : ‘ I might consider selling my majority shareholding in the future , ’ said Edwards , ‘ but certainly not this season . ’ |
| 2 | They thought he could be used at some time in the future even better internationally than locally . |
| 3 | Brave Oates , who was born and raised in Mellor 's Putney constituency , told Scott as he left : ‘ I may be gone for some time . ’ |
| 4 | Last night the feeling at Westminster was that Mellor resembled him in only one respect — he may be gone for some time , too . |
| 5 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 6 | Lloyd 's deputy chairman Richard Hazell 's £155 million Syndicate 190 , hit by pollution claims , is contemplating going into ‘ run off ’ , though ‘ no decision may be made for some time ’ , says underwriter John Weatherall . |
| 7 | It also became clear that the 319/321 design would be built for some time yet . |
| 8 | On 7 September he delivered a television broadcast in which he claimed that , for the sake of the economy and the national wellbeing , the election would be postponed to some time in 1979 . |
| 9 | It praises the driver of the 5.05 from London Bridge to Eastbourne who climbed out of his cab with a fistful of messages from passengers who 'd asked him to phone their wives after hearing the train would be stranded for some time . |
| 10 | Since school texts so frequently seem to depend upon the received knowledge of at least one intellectual generation before them , children will be condemned for some time to reading about the exploits of men . |
| 11 | On the basis that er if if you 've seen enough here now Lynda to be persuaded , and I hope we have , persuaded you that you 'd like to come in with us then you will be resigning at some time I guess . |
| 12 | If you 're leaving her somewhere and will be gone for some time , do n't sneak out : she 'll learn to mistrust you and crying when you leave her — even for a minute or two — becomes almost inevitable . |
| 13 | ‘ Watkin , ’ Athelstan confided , ‘ I will be gone for some time . |
| 14 | Usthinks the company doth protest too much : despite the fact that the countdown to its flotation has been under way for some weeks now , and Quality Software Products Plc has finally formally announced that ‘ following last week 's successful launch of Universal OLAS ’ it ‘ has decided to begin the process of seeking a listing on the London Stock Exchange , ’ it still says that ‘ no final decision will be taken for some time , ’ making it sound as if the company is signalling frantically that it would prefer to be acquired if only someone would come forward offering more money than it could raise in a public flotation . |
| 15 | Employment opportunities will be discussed at some time during or before the course . |
| 16 | There are a lot of people after them , so I doubt if Zarina or her friend will be returning for some time . ’ |
| 17 | The demo can be played for some time and allows for detailed assessment before opting to buy . |
| 18 | Also , bear in mind that traces of drugs remain in the system and can be detected for some time after you have stopped taking them . |