Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The store had not been trading profitably for some time indicating there simply is not enough money circulating in the area to sustain it . |
| 2 | Proteon 's announcement that it is splitting its business into two divisions ( one for adaptor boards and wiring centres ; the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems ) is in line with what has been happening internally for some time , says Swan . |
| 3 | She went humming upstairs to clean the bathroom , while Winnie turned over in her mind a plan which had been lurking there for some time . |
| 4 | He took it , and after turning restlessly for some time , he eventually fell into a deep , heavy sleep . |
| 5 | Whatever the readers ' perception , Le Monde is changing and will go on doing so for some time to come . |
| 6 | I 've been coming here for some time and only now am I relaxed there . |
| 7 | They had all been sitting quietly for some time , waiting . |
| 8 | I had been happily chatting away for some time to my ‘ invisible ’ recorder before I realized I was not alone . |