Example sentences of "[to-vb] for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had to wait for some months in order to get a passage and finally set oft on my birthday in January . |
| 2 | Though debt-for-equity swaps represent one way for banks to recover part of their developing country debt exposure , they still stand to lose money and look likely to have to wait for some years before they can cash in their equity stakes . |
| 3 | We had to wait for some days until a convoy of ships was ready . |
| 4 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 5 | She had to wait for some time before the door was opened , and she hoped very much that it would be opened by Clelia , but it was not ; it was opened by a thin , brown , balding , youngish looking man . |
| 6 | Electrical stimulation could produce dramatic effects , but the proper study of electro-physiology had to wait for some time until it was possible to record small electrical potentials . |
| 7 | Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago . |
| 8 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 9 | So try to get him to a point where he is agreeable to discussing the problem openly with you or else to go for some form of counselling . |
| 10 | It proposed a network of under-fives centres throughout the borough — an idea which the under-fives workers had been anxious to promote for some time . |
| 11 | Time to move on , maybe , to search for some answers before the whole thing comes down around my ears . |
| 12 | ‘ I really came to search for some things for my collection . ’ |
| 13 | The United Kingdom holiday industry was in a period of rapid change and flux in late 1985 and this is likely to continue for some years to come . |
| 14 | The research to find a European version of taxol is likely to continue for some years . |
| 15 | By working co-operatively , long-term , with the people around me , I hope to continue for some time yet . |
| 16 | By working co-operatively , longterm , with the people around me , I hope to continue for some time yet . |
| 17 | This mortaring is going to continue for some time . ’ |
| 18 | The remaining colleges of higher education , approximately thirty in number , have their courses validated by the CNAA and , although the movement in this direction away from university validation has slowed down considerably , it is likely to continue for some time to come . |
| 19 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 20 | Pioneer must be assuming this trend is going to continue for some time ; its Wakefield plant does not go fully on line until 1994 . |
| 21 | I hope you will be able to arrange for some assistance , possibly by including the burial ground in your Grounds Maintenance contract . |
| 22 | A lot of ‘ behind the scenes ’ work has meant there has been little news to report for some months on the A1 Locomotive Trust 's plans to build Peppercorn Pacific No 60163 . |
| 23 | It predicts that , despite tougher standards for new cars , the problem is likely to increase for some years to come , largely as a result of a lack of any controls over the emissions of vehicles already on the road . |
| 24 | As we have seen , the establishment of NAB , with its very strong representation from the local authorities , creates a new environment for the polytechnics , and the colleges and institutes of higher education , to which they will have to adjust for some years to come . |
| 25 | Olson argued that in fact collective action is remarkably difficult to secure for some groups . |
| 26 | However , the amended agreement is not likely to appear for some time because , in September , the Publishers Association again appealed against the interstate decision . |
| 27 | Past changes in both relative equity and gilt prices have a negative influence on future expectations although interest differentials ( RATE ) are expected to persist for some time . |
| 28 | Under a fixed exchange rate a currency flow surplus is likely to persist for some time . |
| 29 | Both to provide for some self-containment , and thereby minimize the degree of out-commuting . |
| 30 | Both sides appeared keen to work for some kind of reconciliation , although how much of their willingness to co-operate was purely political was never made clear . |