Example sentences of "[verb] for [det] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
| 2 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 3 | I have been teaching machine knitting for some time and often come across pupils who have experienced the same problem . |
| 4 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |
| 5 | These are not , however , the same kind of truth ; for the first holds for all time and every place , whereas the second has to do with a specific event which as a matter of fact took place at a particular point in history . |
| 6 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 7 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 8 | By week 4 , you should be feeling quite well , perhaps better than you have felt for some time and , with any luck , you will be a good deal nearer to your target weight . |
| 9 | To the extent that talking and trying hard to talk for less time and have more tasks to do which are to a certain extent self-explanatory , rather than having long involved tasks which two or three get on with and the rest opt out . |
| 10 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 11 | However , dissolution does not occur for some time and the excellent tissue reactions of the hydroxyapatite coatings have a very positive role . |
| 12 | The demo can be played for some time and allows for detailed assessment before opting to buy . |
| 13 | He was speaking for some time and when he had finished he turned to his wife . |
| 14 | ‘ It is a risk , but it 's something I have wanted to do for some time and I believe it is feasible . |
| 15 | The squinch had been known for some time and was used in Persia , Turkestan , Armenia and Asia Minor . |
| 16 | The noise continued for same time and as the male laughter increased I realised the parcel must be a large one . |
| 17 | The rights and wrongs of it were debated for some time and the feeling seemed to be that the TCCB had come out of it in a worse light than Gatting ; as the Melbourne newspaper The Age put it , ‘ Gatting , caught rumour , bowled hypocrisy , 0 ’ . |
| 18 | However , this is not expected to happen for some time and even when reform is introduced , the probability is that it will be phased in over a number of years . |
| 19 | In the UK , this ideal has been eroding for some time and seems unlikely to survive the escalating costs of current treatments . |
| 20 | If a claim is initially received under item 5 and weekly benefits have been paid for some time and the initial medical prognosis was poor , close attention should be paid to the possibility of a capital benefits claim being made . |
| 21 | It is one of the most substantial ( 371 pages ) reconsiderations of the man and his music to have been published for some time and , although it is not easy reading , it is a stimulating book which opera producers in particular should keep handy . |