Example sentences of "for [det] time [conj] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | If yer really want ter know I 've been courtin' a widow for some time an' we 're thinkin' of settlin' down tergether , ’ he replied . |
| 2 | ‘ Not for some time but we are not worried , miss , it 's not unusual for the gentry , if you will excuse me saying so , to keep folks waiting for payment . ’ |
| 3 | It 's proving to be a strain , both financially and physically — since we are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible — and our friends were convinced for some time that we had gone mad ! |
| 4 | I talked to the lady for some time and we seemed to like the same things , so I was pleased when their bid was the successful one . |
| 5 | If there was a body , it 's possible that the singeing of skin and flesh might have left identifiable organic deposits on the woodwork , but the Wheel has been in the water for some time and we must n't expect much . ’ |
| 6 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |