Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idea of eating these things seemed absurd , and yet Pinkie asked for some . |
| 2 | BML has for some time been concerned about the declining popularity of the NBS , which began in a blaze of publicity in 1955 . |
| 3 | The University of Warwick has for some time provided the possibility of studying both English and foreign texts in a comparative way at undergraduate level . |
| 4 | Blaney 's success in the States lasted for some years and then , in 1910 , the affluent company decided to tour Great Britain . |
| 5 | Each year the NHS cares for some 8 million inpatients in hospital and handles over 43 million visits to out-patient departments . |
| 6 | Again Hugh thought for some time . |
| 7 | I have searched the grey Atlantic wastes for some sign of the wreckage , expecting to find nothing , and there suddenly , very small among the waves , is something . |
| 8 | In addition Hickey served for some years as deputy to the sheriff of Calcutta and became clerk to Sir Henry Russell [ q.v. ] , ultimately chief justice of the Supreme Court . |
| 9 | Alyssia had for some reason thought that he spent the majority of his life in England , but it turned out that , although he owned a flat in London , he spent quite a lot of time working overseas . |
| 10 | Wilson had for some time claimed to the International Transport Workers ' Federation that the Shipping Federation would crumble if the fight could be carried to every port at one and the same time . |
| 11 | But the fact remains that Panaetius lived for some time in Rome , as the Index Stoicorum Herculanensis , an excellent source , states ( 73 ) ; and there seems to be no reason to doubt the statement of Cicero in Pro Murena that he was the guest of Scipio ( 31.56 ) . |
| 12 | Anna asks for some coffee . |
| 13 | Amoco had for some time contested liability . |
| 14 | Catherine had for some while been recruiting architects from the West , especially from Italy . |
| 15 | Gilbert waited for some response from Rohmer . |
| 16 | Stravinsky had for some years been his favourite composer , and he had worked with Hanns on ideas for the setting and costumes . |
| 17 | Heavy going at Heathfield made for some slow times at the South Down & Eridge , where Chris Gordon scored a double for the second successive Saturday on Kirstenson and Please Explain . |
| 18 | Cameron sensed Menzies waiting for some words — any words . |
| 19 | Emily reached for some paper and began to write . |
| 20 | Swayne waited for some comment on his revelations , a word of commendation , even thanks , but when Wycliffe spoke it was on a quite different subject . |
| 21 | Morris clipped the papers together and tossed them across onto Dyson 's desk Dyson had for some reason assumed that Morris would bring them over and stand beside him while he went through them . |
| 22 | For all the proof you need , look no further than this year 's Reading Festival and the amazing response the Neds got for some T-shirts that they had made especially for the occasion . |
| 23 | For all the proof you need , look no further than this year 's Reading Festival and the amazing response the Neds got for some T-shirts that they had made especially for the occasion . |
| 24 | TSL Holdings reached pre-negotiated agreement in principle with some of its major creditors to restructure its debt in a deal expected to result in an exchange of existing debt for a combination of new equity and long-term debt , and the agreement was reached in recognition that it would make the Chapter 11 filing ; Europe accounts for some 80% of sales . |
| 25 | Lydia lay for some time wondering how best to upset him . |
| 26 | Troops commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Henry Clinton stayed for some months co-operating with the Portuguese garrison . |
| 27 | By opening an account , and using it , donations will be triggered from NatWest 's own funds to WWF to pay for some of our vital work . |
| 28 | Although the growth of Brighton accounted for some of this expansion , most of the burden fell on an economic base too narrow to cope adequately , there being few alternatives to agriculture . |
| 29 | Tanberg had for some time been interested in the way that hydrogen behaves in the presence of metals such as palladium . |
| 30 | University College London has for some years been offering a one-year postgraduate diploma course in librarianship to experienced graduate teachers . " |