Example sentences of "[vb past] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a brilliant scholar , and lived for some time at ‘ Titeup Hall , ’ Dalton . |
| 2 | In addition to having worked in Germany and the USSR , and lived for some time before the war in France , I was brought up for the first five years of my life in India in a native state where I was the only white child . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | Right , that 's the end of that then , so let's move on to the projected sales reports I asked for last time . |
| 5 | Magistrates adjourned the hearing until later today after a solicitor asked for more time to consult his clients . |
| 6 | He asked about proceedings at Central Strike Headquarters and lingered for some time on the subject although he received no information . |
| 7 | And he said well just get yourself home and tell your father that I want it paid for this time because I only replaced that glass last week , which he had |
| 8 | Consolidation has been accompanied by an increase in renting , a phenomenon which existed for some time in African shanty towns , before it became common in Latin America . |
| 9 | He talked for some time about a poet called Rimbo . |
| 10 | I always get on very well with English prisoners of the R. A. F. I worked for some time at the prison camp where you 'll be going tomorrow , and there I made many good English friends , especially — . ’ |
| 11 | The pair chatted for some time about her work , then the conversation turned to his medical background . |
| 12 | His feet began to tap more and more loudly beneath the desk and his jaw quivered more and more violently as Blanche put her side of the story and pleaded for more time to finish the investigation . |
| 13 | In the early days both methods co-existed for some time in Great Britain , but the adherents of each method campaigned against one another here and elsewhere in Europe until towards the close of the nineteenth century , when oralism for the time being triumphed in all European countries . |
| 14 | I struggled for some time to understand the metaphors until an inner voice said to me during meditation : ‘ You 're in martyr over this book . ’ |
| 15 | He listened for some time before judging it safe to tiptoe downstairs . |
| 16 | Silence reigned for some time as they attacked the meal . |
| 17 | Lydia lay for some time wondering how best to upset him . |
| 18 | Again Hugh thought for some time . |
| 19 | Alice thought for some time , where to put it . |
| 20 | She thought and thought for some time , and then she smiled . |
| 21 | She thought for some time before saying : ‘ In some degree ’ puts it quite well . ’ |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Neither of us spoke for some time until he said ‘ So what 's the deal ? ’ |
| 24 | This train ran for some time , but was not considered entirely successful . |
| 25 | The noise continued for same time and as the male laughter increased I realised the parcel must be a large one . |
| 26 | In another passage our final text reads ‘ His words were as if meant for himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
| 27 | The magazine text brings in the paradox of public and yet as if private utterance : ‘ His words were as if spoken to himself , but he spoke them aloud , and he continued for some time to look at his sister like a man perplexed . ’ |
| 28 | We were still confined to our trenches due to the bombardment which continued for some time . |
| 29 | The din and chaos continued for some time after help arrived from the êchelon of spectators , Charles and Peregrine among them . |
| 30 | The uproar in the kitchen continued for some time while Nanny pressed his face against her coat and added her own voice to the tumult . |