Example sentences of "and [vb past] some time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes . |
| 2 | On Monday morning he registered the death and spent some time with Shrimpton — the lawyer — his father 's accountant , and the bank manager . |
| 3 | At the weekend she had visited her parents ' home and spent some time with her sister , Jennifer , but she had found that she had been unable to tell them about David Markham . |
| 4 | Mrs Edwards 's former next-door neighbour , Ruth Duncan , called to see her every day and spent some time with her on Monday evening , leaving about 9pm . |
| 5 | ACT include two players in their squad who are no strangers to Scotland — centre Jim Swan who has returned after playing in the junior teams at Gala , and flanker Mark McInnes , who toured with the Wallabies to Canada and France in 1989 and spent some time with Peebles . |
| 6 | When he left the house , he went down to the riverside , and spent some time considering the extent of the job they were about to tackle , the resources they were going to need , and the best way of setting about it . |
| 7 | Having suffered a breakdown , she gave up her job in 1907 and spent some time in Sussex . |
| 8 | During his first period in Spain he fell seriously and mysteriously ill , and spent some time in hospital . |
| 9 | In 1918 he was shot in the knee while on a bombing raid and spent some time in hospital before being awarded an army scholarship , which enabled him to complete his studies at the City and Guilds College , London . |
| 10 | No later Turkish author really deals with the problem except Ismail Belig , who , in his article on Molla Yegan , states that the latter succeeded Molla Fenari as muderris at the Manastir medrese in 771/1369–70 and as kadi of Bursa in 822/1419 when Molla Fenari went on the pilgrimage and spent some time in Egypt on his return . |
| 11 | ‘ And spent some time in an institution ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ She was over here for the Isle of Man TT Races and spent some time in the Lake District . |
| 13 | He had lost his job and spent some time in bail hostels in Darlington and Northallerton . |
| 14 | Aqib , 20 , visibly upset by the decision , appeared to exchange words with the umpire and took some time before continuing his over . |