Example sentences of "[adv prt] for some [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , they 're in detailed discussions , and negotiations are likely to go on for some hours . |
| 2 | These claims were never universally accepted ; the destruction of the unity of Christendom by the Reformation helped to undermine the authority of the Pope to allocate territory , but it was Catholic France that first challenged Spain 's position in the West Indies and that conflict had been going on for some years when in 1559 , at the end of one round of European wars , France and Spain included in the peace treaty a clause which stated that fighting in regions west of the Azores or south of the Tropic of Cancer was not to be taken as a reason for resuming hostilities in Europe . |
| 3 | Three operations did not succeed in curing his glaucoma , and he had to give up his business in 1878 , although it was carried on for some years by his daughters , Eleanor , Elizabeth , and Catherine , as E. E. Dancer & Company . |
| 4 | ‘ My father-in-law was well aware of all this ; it has been going on for some years but he would not do what was necessary to right the situation , that is cut out the loss makers and , perhaps , substitute other lines — stationery , office equipment , videos or any other line compatible with the book trade . ’ |
| 5 | She did n't know whether the loose wheel would come off quite soon or stay on for some miles , but she realised that sooner or later the wheel would break loose and that if Daddy or the A.A. man did n't reach her before that happened Miss Clinton would be likely to crash . |
| 6 | It 's the latest run in in a dispute which has been rumbling on for some weeks betweenthe Post office and the National Communications union . |
| 7 | The experiments , however , involved drawing fibres and blowing bubbles of molten glass and one day , after the work had been going on for some months , Lockspeiser went home leaving the gas torch used for melting the glass still burning . |
| 8 | A wider political initiative , with UN armed observers escorting food and convoys , and increased financial output , was not launched until as late as August , by which time looting of food supplies had been going on for some months . |
| 9 | Sometimes a murder enquiry will have been going on for some days before it emerges that there is a sexual element involved . |
| 10 | I phoned down for some eggs , toast and a quart of coffee . |
| 11 | I 'm just can you put me down for some paracetamols for the pain |
| 12 | I slow down for some cows and greet many people but I do n't usually have to stop now , even for elders . |
| 13 | A great camaraderie and friendship evolved and miracle of miracles , he settled down for some years before a dark-haired , dark-eyed endomorph stole his heart for good . |
| 14 | You are in for some surprises . |
| 15 | The Russians should have the courtesy to move over for some miles into middle Asia , where there is an abundance of space that lies close to them but far from us : let Russia give us sufficient coast on the Black Sea so that , from there we can resettle our beggars and peasants in Asia Minor … |
| 16 | Tony 's back now so we 're off for some gnocchi . |
| 17 | No , erm , she sent off for some curtains |
| 18 | In February the Japanese made a great effort to surround a British and Indian force in Arakan , but the result was a resounding victory for our men , who had indeed been cut off for some days , but supplied by air . |
| 19 | ‘ Having studied these on and off for some days , what is your opinion ? ’ |
| 20 | I know that whether it was trying to dig him up for some doubles at Kyalami or just dropping in on him aboard the Queen Mary , I always called up first to make sure he was not otherwise engaged , and I can recall many times when James appeared at the track looking benign but far from fresh . |
| 21 | I know , I was I went up for some chips at the top |
| 22 | He walked to the window and stared out for some moments . |
| 23 | As you know , I 've been on the look out for some years for a smaller company we could have a friendly merger with , but there 's nothing even remotely promising at the moment . |
| 24 | Their lands , which had been seized by the crown in 1308 , by papal decree should have been transferred in 1312 to the Order of the Hospitallers , but in England this transfer was not carried out for some years , during which the king continued to profit from the estates . |
| 25 | There 's much more to it than can possibly be covered in an article of this size , but keep an eye out for some animations complete with a run-time player ( that is included and can be freely distributed ) on BBS systems . |
| 26 | I just went through and said , " I 'm going out for some cigarettes , " and went out , and I 've never been back . |
| 27 | I 'll er look out for some tubes , for you . |
| 28 | ‘ You come back for some papers . ’ |
| 29 | Greg had seen the posters around for some days , and on the evening before opening day he made it his business to pass by the warehouse and go in , for he was a paid-up member of the club , and lit seemed easy enough to fake a mistake about the members ' viewing day . |
| 30 | Version 1 of Rescalc has been around for some years and is today regarded as rather palaeolithic . |