Example sentences of "[verb] for some time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have been forecasting for some time that the future of applications development would become the linking of objects , and that the keys to the kingdom would be held by the companies that sold the best objects , and Novell Inc seems to think so too . |
| 2 | We have been forecasting for some time that the future of applications development would become the linking of objects , and that the keys to the kingdom would be held by the companies that sold the best objects , and Novell Inc seems to think so too . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | You 've done more than you thought you 'd ever get away with and so in a sense it 's all gain from here , in fact it 's been all gain for some time and so you ca n't complain and you do n't intend to if fate deserts you now . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I have been teaching machine knitting for some time and often come across pupils who have experienced the same problem . |
| 8 | However , the patient is likely to continue coughing for some time after the antibiotics have been stopped , and the sputum that is produced when the patient coughs will be found to contain numerous pus cells on microscopic examination . |
| 9 | Our fellow-traveller had been mumbling for some time that he would ‘ hae tae get oot ! ’ . |
| 10 | The University of Warwick has for some time provided the possibility of studying both English and foreign texts in a comparative way at undergraduate level . |
| 11 | However , the amended agreement is not likely to appear for some time because , in September , the Publishers Association again appealed against the interstate decision . |
| 12 | So I should n't think he 's been driving for some time and |
| 13 | NCLE has argued for some time that schools should have coordinated policies on language as a medium for learning and languages as subjects . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 16 | Both Ian Allan , chairman of AIR , and I have felt for some time that this division was not helpful to the railway movement and it was agreed at the ARPS Council meeting held on 25th April ( which I missed due to the pleasure of attending my secretary 's wedding ) and the AIR Board meeting two days later that we adopt a proposal put forward by David Madden , a member of ARPS Council and director of operations on the North Norfolk Railway , to set up a joint committee to handle affairs of mutual interest , which we agreed should be called in good railway tradition : ‘ The Railway Clearing House ’ . |
| 17 | It has been felt for some time that the procedure and forms relating to the granting of legal aid in criminal causes could be improved , and the introduction of legal aid in the District Courts has led to the position being scrutinised and a new procedure and application form introduced . |
| 18 | I went reinforced too by all I had been doing for myself and with the knowledge that I felt better than I had felt for some time and that that growth towards well being appeared to be increasing with each day . |
| 19 | By week 4 , you should be feeling quite well , perhaps better than you have felt for some time and , with any luck , you will be a good deal nearer to your target weight . |
| 20 | The pharmacology of clozapine has been closely scrutinized for some time because of the drug 's atypical effects . |
| 21 | It has been suspected for some time that North Korea has been working on a nuclear device . |
| 22 | It is evident from the Life of Guthlac that a harmonious relationship prevailed for some time after Aethelbald became king between the Mercian king and Aelfwald , son of Ealdwulf , king of the East Angles , otherwise it would be difficult to explain the dedication of the Life of a Mercian saint to King Aelfwald . |
| 23 | This has n't been used for some time so it 's a bit so I 'm just going to wipe it out so there are no particles or foreign bodies in there . |
| 24 | Bound , hard cover books , laboratory notebooks have been used for some time and have a strong pedigree . |
| 25 | She had thought for some time that a mouse lived there . |
| 26 | However , dissolution does not occur for some time and the excellent tissue reactions of the hydroxyapatite coatings have a very positive role . |
| 27 | What 's more , he 'll go on improving for some time because he was a late starter at 24 and he is still developing . ’ |
| 28 | His plans were thwarted for some time as no-one knew what had happened to the trophies . |
| 29 | The demo can be played for some time and allows for detailed assessment before opting to buy . |
| 30 | He was speaking for some time and when he had finished he turned to his wife . |