Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The uproar in the kitchen continued for some time while Nanny pressed his face against her coat and added her own voice to the tumult . |
| 2 | As it happened , though the tension continued for some time after the building of the Berlin Wall in August to stop the flight of East Germans to the West , the two sides had to settle for a stalemate . |
| 3 | The Revenue has for some time been concerned about what is done with the money . |
| 4 | A possible intervention of the King 's Proctor to upset the divorce had for some time been lurking in the Government 's mind . |
| 5 | Fluorescence is said to occur where emission ceases almost immediately after withdrawal of the exciting source and where there is no thermal cause , whereas in phosphorescence the emission decays for some time after removal of excitation . |
| 6 | Plans for the opera continued for some time : |
| 7 | The government has for some time known that this site would be available , yet from the announcement of the project to the Minister 's stated deadline for consultation is 8 months , including the summer months . |
| 8 | The door rattled for some time : Marcus was struggling with his key . |
| 9 | However , the silence continued for some time , as though the other rabbits did not care to mention what they thought was wrong . |
| 10 | He says that it will cost money , especially if the dispute continues for some time . |