Example sentences of "and it [was/were] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He did not immediately contemplate any drastic change in his filmmaking aesthetic , since his first Hollywood picture , Rebecca ( 1940 ) , was based on a British book and used British actors , and it was some time before he made a completely American picture . |
| 2 | The city was in mourning for Marie-Thérèse de Bourbon ( first wife of the Dauphin Louis ) and it was some time before the prospect of playing at court arose . |
| 3 | Which only set Nigel off more , and it was some time before he could attempt an explanation . |
| 4 | He had been a reporter then and it was some time after their first meeting that he had begun his campaign to highlight the plight of the poor . |
| 5 | This only seemed to exasperate the situation and it was some time before order was restored . |
| 6 | He looked small in the crush and it was some time before the order got through . |
| 7 | Then his lips found hers again and it was some time before either said anything at all . |
| 8 | Kharg itself was reported as solidly defended , with Raytheon Hawk surface/air missiles and F-14 fighters operational in the area , and it was some time before significant damage was inflicted on the terminal . |