Example sentences of "[conj] for some time " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is then a wonderful opportunity for those who have survived , because the field is clear and for some time newcomers are chary of entering it . |
| 32 | The second is that it is in relation to this period that one finds a quite separate account of the origins of the Muftilik advanced , namely Katib Celebi 's view that the office originated not with Molla Fenari in Bursa or Fahreddin Acemi in Edirne but rather with Hizir Bey in Istanbul , the Muftilik being for his tenure , and for some time alter , a to the post of kadi of Istanbul , of which he was the first holder . |
| 33 | It had been long since he had asked her mother to share his bed , and for some time now his favourite had been a young Khabiri concubine , a month younger than she was herself . |
| 34 | And for some time after that they went to bed at the same time and Ellen gave up both Jed and the Director of Social Services ; and when both threatened , in grief , spite and unreason , to report her infidelity to Bernard , said , ‘ Tell away ! ’ and neither of them did , which rather disappointed her . |
| 35 | Only one team has beaten Rovers at home and for some time Swindon looked a good bet to become the second . |
| 36 | Area manager Beth Robinson says : ‘ Our business in Finaghy has steadily increased year by year and for some time we have been looking for premises , in a prominent location , which would give us the space we now need . |
| 37 | South Cambridgeshire District Council has recognized the important part that environmental health officers have to play within the work of the District Council , and for some time now the work of the Department has been carried on under the hat of the Legal , Housing and Health Director . |
| 38 | Well , there will be a certain amount of explanation that will have to be done , because Geoffrey Howe is a well known , well liked figure among many people that I deal with er but now , and for some time now , for a year now , it 's I who have been dealing with them and I hope I 've inherited some of the work and some of the trust which he helped to create . |
| 39 | But for some time teachers have been aware that many pupils do not appear to benefit from private-study time nor do they acquire the associated study skills , and there is uncertainty as to what kind of study skills training should be given . |
| 40 | But for some time after she had sat wondering , with a slight undertow of apprehension , what sort of things Hilda would be saying . |
| 41 | Changing the law on mistake in rape could help to change these social attitudes , even though for some time to come defendants might find themselves charged with rape because of such ingrained attitudes towards women . |
| 42 | They were very good friends , which neither Daphne nor Cecilia could really understand , though for some time , especially before the advent of Brian , both mothers had hopes of their ‘ making a match of it ’ . |