Example sentences of "he [vb past] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 2 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 3 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 4 | Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia . |
| 5 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |
| 6 | He started with a best time of 7:17:00 at a 100K in Belgium , then won a 24-hour race in Belgium with a distance of 156 miles , before winning the Greystokes 24-hour race in Ireland comfortably . |
| 7 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 8 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 9 | He lay for a long time , listening to the storm as it blew itself out . |
| 10 | He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old . |
| 11 | He looked for a last time at Lucille . |
| 12 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
| 13 | He spoke for a long time . |
| 14 | He felt happier than he had for a long time . |
| 15 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
| 16 | Despite joining the ILP in 1907 , he continued for a long time to write leaders for Liberal journals . |
| 17 | He married for a second time about 1660 Sarah Winnock , a widow with three sons and a daughter . |
| 18 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
| 19 | And he sat for a long time in a melancholy reverie as the ants continued to drift down , thinking of the futility of all endeavour . |
| 20 | He considered for a long time . |