Example sentences of "[adj] for some time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It stands in the open and can be left unused for some time and is then required in a hurry ! |
| 2 | It stood unused for some time and was burnt down by vandals in 1970 . |
| 3 | The weather had been dry for some time and , fanned by an easterly wind , the fire spread rapidly until , within three days , it had engulfed most of the city . |
| 4 | She had been listless for some time and the woman could only hope that moving her right away from the influence of the people she went around with into these beautiful surroundings might bring her back to herself . |
| 5 | In fact this shift has been visible for some time and seems at present to be increasing . |
| 6 | She had been ill for some time and , driving back again to Cardiff to join my father , I reflected on the sadness that parents can never know what their children owe them . |
| 7 | Roach , who was a producer , director and screenwriter , had been ill for some time and was under the care of doctors of the Motion Picture and Television Fund Hospital , a hospital spokeswoman said . |
| 8 | Of course he 's not been well for some time and he did n't take care of himself . ’ |
| 9 | If you have been sedentary for some time and are not used to physical exertion , then you should begin slowly , walking for no more than 20 minutes every other day , at a pace which stretches you but does not overtire you . |
| 10 | Small dedicated games units had been available for some time but had always had only crude multimedia capabilities . |
| 11 | Synthetic brushes have been available for some time and seemed to be the ideal solution , but in the past brushes could be too soft to control well , or too hard to be fully responsive , limiting paint delivery and with little spring , performing as a poor cousin to natural hair and bristle . |
| 12 | We have described this process earlier ( chapter 6 ) , and it seems to occur in every case where fingerspelling has been available for some time and there has been a strong hearing influence . |
| 13 | It may be that the injuries are such that their full effects will not become apparent for some time and a hasty settlement might lead to an underestimation of the damage , but generally delay is on the side of the defendant . |
| 14 | He had , it seemed , been homeless for some time and his family dispersed . |
| 15 | He had been unwell for some time and had now gone into a state of collapse . |
| 16 | has been unwell for some time and has undergone many diagnostic tests . |
| 17 | She is indicating that tiffin has been ready for some time and that if he does n't fancy it , the dog does . |