Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun pl] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | She averaged practically all of my marks for some unknown reason . |
| 2 | Helping a Third World child had been in the back of their minds for some time , but it was an ActionAid advertisement in their Sunday paper that spurred them into action . |
| 3 | For a moment he thought about going in and fumbled in one of his pockets for some change , but he decided against it . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've been dealing with your affairs for some considerable time , Jenna , ’ he pointed out , as if it had been a dreadful chore wished on him by some unseen and malevolent spirit . |
| 5 | She looked at these objects in my hands for some time and then raised her eyes to my face . |
| 6 | The blood boiled in my veins for some great adventure . ’ |
| 7 | It should be possible for clergy and teachers to ensure both that churches include some of the school 's repertoire in their own , and that schools make room in their assemblies for some traditional hymns . |
| 8 | Even four successive nights seemed an almost too generous slice of happiness , and on that fourth night , with the waning moonlight glittering on the sea and the crickets noisy in the hayfield on the other side of the wall , she gazed sadly up at him and asked the question that had been uppermost in their minds for some time . |
| 9 | Di Driver had been coming to my classes for some time and she knew I was appearing on the programme but I had no idea that she planned on paying me a visit ‘ on air ’ . |
| 10 | This business is encumbered by a large portfolio of undeveloped residential land which will dilute its ability to make a reasonable return on its assets for some time to come . |
| 11 | The second characteristic of the post-war national insurance scheme , which will perpetuate the treatment of women as dependants on their husbands for some time to come , is the married woman 's option . |
| 12 | It was just the sort of set-up that attracted Dustin , who had been itching to have more power over his films for some time . |
| 13 | Von Stein had been checking the wall clock in the laboratory then looking back at his notes for some time . |
| 14 | Nails stood looking at his feet for some time , as there was not much else to do . |
| 15 | It was the slumber of a man who had been at his cups for some considerable time . |