Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was one of the most complicated developments undertaken for some time , with Wendy working weekends and holidays to complete the project . |
| 2 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 3 | The need for regulatory change had been mooted for some time . |
| 4 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 5 | An attempt to remove Kevin Maxwell has been mooted for some time . |
| 6 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 7 | Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer . |
| 8 | The release of these chemicals following drainage has been recognized for some time , but researchers at the Australian national research organization ( CSIRO ) now offer an explanation of the cause and also point to the great risks involved in large-scale land reclamation projects . |
| 9 | If the material is not topical and is delayed for some time before being sent out the date should be changed . |
| 10 | This is something for which my hon. Friends and I have pressed for some time . |
| 11 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 12 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 13 | No results , however , are expected for some time ; and in any case , Whitehall expenditure reviews are notorious for failing to deliver anything of significance . |
| 14 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 15 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 16 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 17 | Armed at all points against the possible disappointments of her life , conscious of the responsibilities of protecting her mother and sister , worried at the gaps in her education , anxious about nuns and antique dealers , she had forgotten for some time the necessity for personal happiness . |
| 18 | Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale . |
| 19 | Over 40,000 people staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 30 against the decision , which had been forecast for some time . |
| 20 | For its part Thames Water welcomed the report , but spokesman Tom Curtin says the company 's been acting on the sorts of things it 's recommended for some time . |
| 21 | Written by Sarah Daniels , it is being performed by Clean Break , a theatre company mounting professional productions performed by women who have been through the criminal justice system , including ex-prisoners , ex-probationers and those committed at some time to secure observation and psychiatric units . |
| 22 | He had a good look at it and said part of the pedestal had been mended at some time which took away a lot of the value . |
| 23 | The derogation , which applies to all cereals intervened after November 1 , puts UK farmers on a par with their counterparts in northern Europe where the relaxation has applied for some time . |
| 24 | The door rattled for some time : Marcus was struggling with his key . |
| 25 | NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects . |
| 26 | The Government has argued for some time now that we live in a parliamentary democracy and that all decisions on behalf of the people will be made by Parliament . |
| 27 | Something you used to spend a lot of time at but have n't done for some time . |
| 28 | ‘ I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . |
| 29 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 30 | He went home feeling better than he had done for some time but he died suddenly during sleep 3 days later , presumably from a breakthrough cardiac arrythmia . |