Example sentences of "some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | By working co-operatively , long-term , with the people around me , I hope to continue for some time yet . |
| 2 | After spending some time , often years , with us , people move on to other things and we need to fill the gaps . ’ |
| 3 | By working co-operatively , longterm , with the people around me , I hope to continue for some time yet . |
| 4 | After some time the student would return to report . |
| 5 | Chapter Five opens with the information : ‘ Ursula and Kenelm had known my parents for some time , having been introduced originally by a mutual friend . |
| 6 | As already mentioned , the Irish bishops had for some time found the separation of church and state both a workable and desirable solution . |
| 7 | The result was that the union became subordinated for some time to the hierarchy and a breakaway union of protestant teachers was formed . |
| 8 | Pretends he ca n't go anywhere alone and this is a chance for Tony to get some time to himself . |
| 9 | Some time later found he had only one shoe on . |
| 10 | ‘ Yes , for some time even Sven Hjerson was a fool . |
| 11 | ‘ You should try it some time , Inspector , ’ said Henry . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , it 's been around the common room for some time now . ’ |
| 13 | I went out to the theatre and the opera a lot , and when I had some time off , I was usually able to get away somewhere . |
| 14 | ‘ Dorothy , do you remember a story in the news some time ago about a chap who had somebody who was homeless living in the shed at the bottom of his garden ? ’ |
| 15 | When you are out buying houseplants , it 's always worth taking some time to shop around . |
| 16 | A major infestation is almost certain to occur at some time or other , and you must then decide how to control or eradicate it . |
| 17 | Most gliders are very reluctant to stall in the slip ( try it some time ) , but if the recovery is made at a low speed , or the pilot forgets to ease forwards to prevent the nose rising during the recovery , there is a very real danger of stalling or of flying rather slowly as the glider encounters the wind gradient . |
| 18 | People who have head lice for some time begin to feel unwell — in fact , they feel ‘ lousy ’ . |
| 19 | There are several complaints that may affect women at some time in their lives from period pains and pre-menstrual tension to thrush and cystitis . |
| 20 | For example , the Audit Commission ( an arm of the treasury ) spent some time in 1987/8 with myself and others in a police research department assessing an OSU ( Operational Support Unit ) administrative system which they claimed had ‘ revolutionized police decision making ’ and released manpower for patrol equal to £6.358 million . |
| 21 | ‘ Need some time ? ’ said Jay , sure and warm like her heartbeat . |
| 22 | She pulled away and gave herself some time rolling and lighting a cigarette . |
| 23 | Give us some time . |
| 24 | Also , bear in mind that traces of drugs remain in the system and can be detected for some time after you have stopped taking them . |
| 25 | For some time Leonard had been listening to the music of the day , which he shared with his mother and sister . |
| 26 | But university life , not least his ability to rent a flat with Morton Rosengarten in Lower Stanley Street ( for some time unbeknown to his mother ) , now allowed him to do this actually . |
| 27 | ‘ I 've been selling patchwork for some time now , ’ she went on . |
| 28 | I ran to and fro from the kitchen for some time with saucepans and kettles of boiling water . |
| 29 | For some time it seems I 've been talking to myself . |
| 30 | Again , most women have at some time come across specimens of English anti-feminism , though the geography of this unpleasant addiction does not follow national boundaries or even religious ones although both have their own special effects . |