Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb past] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | somebody 's Chronicle I borrowed for some reason |
| 2 | The economic problems of Trinidad and Tobago were , however , temporarily relieved by the Gulf crisis which boosted the petroleum sector which accounted for some 80 per cent of foreign exchange earnings . |
| 3 | They came to the bank of the stream which had for some time been running unseen beside them . |
| 4 | ICL Plc has been been ringing the changes , not only with boardroom shuffles ( CI No 2,125 ) , but with a push towards what it calls more ‘ autonomous business groupings ’ and a greater emphasis on software and services , the area which accounted for some 60% of UK sales in 1992 . |
| 5 | When they left the restaurant they stood for some moments surveying the view of Prague , its many spires , red-roofed buildings , with a green dome here , the Vltava river with some of its bridges there , the Charles Bridge in particular Then , ‘ Shall we walk the rest of the way down ? ’ |
| 6 | To such an end it had for some time been seeking to intensify contacts with both Tehran and Baghdad . |
| 7 | There had earlier been an interim order which lasted for some 13 days up to 23 December 1991 and it is common ground on this appeal that the 13 days must by reason of the regulations be subtracted from the three months . |
| 8 | Consolidation has been accompanied by an increase in renting , a phenomenon which existed for some time in African shanty towns , before it became common in Latin America . |
| 9 | And , as soon as she had paid the driver and he had gone on his way she stood for some moments , looking at Ven 's house , photographing it in her mind 's eye because she knew — she would never come this way again . |
| 10 | We were still confined to our trenches due to the bombardment which continued for some time . |