Example sentences of "[vb pp] for some [noun] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer . |
| 2 | But to pursue this matter would have delayed for some years the opening of much needed services . |
| 3 | She had expected for some reason a warm and well-fleshed figure , dressed in tweeds saturated in the comforting perfume of unsmoked tobacco . |
| 4 | Armed at all points against the possible disappointments of her life , conscious of the responsibilities of protecting her mother and sister , worried at the gaps in her education , anxious about nuns and antique dealers , she had forgotten for some time the necessity for personal happiness . |
| 5 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |