Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He asked about proceedings at Central Strike Headquarters and lingered for some time on the subject although he received no information . |
| 2 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A Somali taxi-driver denounces those in his country who still think they can make a radical revolution , before turning to a discussion of the narcotic , khat , legally available in Britain but banned for some time in the US . |
| 5 | Above all , they will need your loving understanding and support for some time to come . |