Example sentences of "[noun pl] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Von Stein had been checking the wall clock in the laboratory then looking back at his notes for some time . |
| 2 | For heterosexuals up to 1991 , the peak of HIV infection had yet to be reached and so one can expect a continued rise in the annual incidence of AIDS cases for some time to come . |
| 3 | ‘ The Turning Point ’ is also one of the label 's strongest releases for some time and it 's the ever popular Terrace front of Stefan Robbers that once again leads Djax out into new regions . |
| 4 | I 'd lusted after these peaks for some time , but a decision has to be made about how to get at them . |
| 5 | ‘ Madam , I too have been a wanderer in these woods for some time . |
| 6 | Britain 's Vivienne Westwood has been taking the historical fantasy tablets for some time . |
| 7 | We have been pursuing proposals for some time . |
| 8 | Coun Bob Brady , the council 's housing committee chairman , said : ‘ Financial restrictions have prevented us from building council houses for some time . |
| 9 | Coun Brady said : ‘ Financial restrictions have prevented us building council houses for some time . |
| 10 | The party , which had failed to gain any seats in the June federal and republican elections , had been riven by policy disagreements for some time and was reputedly heavily indebted . |
| 11 | Most of these had been producing un-hinted PostScript fonts for some time but they now all had the tools to create the all-important encrypted Type 1 fonts and had licenses to produce PostScript typesetters . |
| 12 | ‘ Boots has considered withdrawing these products for some time , ’ the spokesman added . |
| 13 | The truth is that despite the siting of the creamery it has probably not been made with local products for some time . |
| 14 | The second characteristic of the post-war national insurance scheme , which will perpetuate the treatment of women as dependants on their husbands for some time to come , is the married woman 's option . |
| 15 | Group chief facilitator said : ‘ Initially we have been successful in helping to establish teams in the personnel , training , public relations , sales and distribution departments at Barlaston , while Johnson Brothers have had five teams indifferent areas of the offices for some time now . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ It was a very demanding programme and very rewarding , but I 'm looking forward to keeping my head out of books for some time now , ’ he commented . |
| 17 | TRI-R hangers will not be available in the shops for some time , but we 're able to offer you a chance to try two different versions of this exciting wall-hanging system . |
| 18 | ‘ Such as ? ’ asked Julia , who had had her own doubts for some time . |
| 19 | However , being the ‘ magician ’ that he is , the demonstration proved to be a truly amazing spectacle — one which will undoubtedly be discussed in school staff common-rooms for some time to come . |
| 20 | With help from Wood Green Animal Shelters , Serpell made contact with people who had not had pets for some time but who were now about to get a dog or cat . |
| 21 | And whilst some villagers are a little cautious about one of the wettest months for some time . |
| 22 | There have been concerns for some time that IBM Corp was fast running out of cash — the UK subsidiary was reportedly ordered to factor its receivables by its parent at the end of last year after it ran out of cash for its operations , hardly a cheap way of borrowing for a blue chip company , and the Reuter report that it and IBM Credit Corp are seeking $4,600m of revolving credit in the international syndicated loan market ( see page seven ) , seems to confirm it ; at least one source told the news wire that IBM is trying to keep the arrangement very quiet , presumably to avoid generating more alarm than there already is about progress of its business . |
| 23 | Nails stood looking at his feet for some time , as there was not much else to do . |
| 24 | Chapter Five opens with the information : ‘ Ursula and Kenelm had known my parents for some time , having been introduced originally by a mutual friend . |
| 25 | The indoor section of Chimp World has been open to visitors for some time , but the full complex also includes new outdoor accommodation . |
| 26 | Local people have had to live with rats for some time and Mr Haszeldine said he is fed up with continually seeing rats scuttling around the houses . |
| 27 | Goibniu studied the parchments for some time , seeing that there was an elaborate circlet of gold for Flame if she became Inchbad 's Queen , studded with firestones which would be mined from Fael-Inis 's Fire Mountains . |
| 28 | Thereafter Hooley steered clear of companies for some time , concentrating on land deals . |
| 29 | Both countries had been over-producing against their OPEC quotas for some time , helping depress prices gradually and giving rise to familiar bouts of recrimination between them and other member states with higher absorptive capacities for revenues . |
| 30 | The accelerating walkway has been a gleam in the eye of town and transport planners for some time . |