Example sentences of "and [v-ing] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , that we have no intention of abandoning public ownership and accepting for all time the present frontier of the public sector . |
| 2 | ‘ You drove to Penzance , leaving home at about seven-thirty , you went to the film and started to drive back , but your van broke down at Badger 's Cross and after trying to start it and sheltering for some time , you walked home , arriving at about half-past two . ’ |
| 3 | A core group of individuals does seem to stay in association with each other over extended periods , although there may be some coming and going within that time . |
| 4 | The disquiet and consternation he had set up among the brothers would go on echoing and re-echoing for some time , while he who had caused it had recoiled into numbness and exhaustion . |
| 5 | It 's not only a working instrument but the kind of guitar that you feel like picking up and playing at any time ; when it 's not wowing the punters it will probably spend its time lying on the sofa permanently on call . |
| 6 | If you do n't you could use an A four pad building up a picture of the guy and trying at some time |
| 7 | First appearing as tiny black spots on the upper surfaces of leaves , this is the outward sign that the fungus has already been inside the tissue and working for some time . |