Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb base] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have for some time studied the prospects for the privatisation of British Rail . |
| 2 | I think I 've known how you feel for some time now . |
| 3 | We stand for some time looking at its forty-six Doric columns ( some of them , sadly , fallen ) , appreciating the entasis , the capital formation , the details of the entablature , and so on . |
| 4 | We stew for some time . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible . |