Example sentences of "[v-ing] [verb] some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was going out later and Sophie and I were going to spend some time on the beach with the two girls . |
| 2 | We are , therefore , going to spend some time getting to know the real you . |
| 3 | I am going to spend some time with my family . ’ |
| 4 | We should be , we we 're only here for a little while cos I 'm going to spend some time with the girls cos I ai n't see their |
| 5 | But that is going to take some time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I have already been told I will need an operation and it is going to take some time to sort out my problem . |
| 7 | Er that 's going to take some time er to start penetrating again er companies that er will provide us with the er with the work opportunities . |
| 8 | But , even if she did find their name and address , since the alternator needed seemed to be going to take some time to track down , there seemed little point in trying to contact them that day . |
| 9 | But it 's going to take some time before construction begins . |
| 10 | That 's going to take some time to achieve , is it not ? |
| 11 | Emerson and Jackie swopped positions at Brands Hatch , with both of them missing gears at critical points and having to drive some time in oil thrown up by Ickx 's Ferrari . |
| 12 | Having spent some time as a ‘ little kid ’ at the front of the terrace , and having learned through close observation the most rudimentary rules of conduct appropriate to being a Rowdy , the young fan simply shifts his location to the back of the End and to the fringes of the Rowdies group . |
| 13 | Having spent some time delving into the subject , I can report that pen computers are still mostly useless because of the lack of proper pen software . |
| 14 | Having spent some time loading and editing complicated vector graphics files in CorelDRAW I can vouch for the accuracy of this claim . |
| 15 | Though they will travel well prepared , the Lancashire club have no idea as to the strength of opposition they will meet , Harlequins having indicated some time ago that a number of their senior players may have other commitments during the Easter break . |
| 16 | Following graduation , Mujadid returned home to Karachi at the end of October , having taken some time out to visit Spain and Italy for a well earned holiday . |
| 17 | He remembered coming awake some time earlier , when the hall door had slammed and high heels had clicked down the steps , passing beneath his window . |
| 18 | ‘ Then it is possible that he will be planning to spend some time in Tbilisi . |