Example sentences of "[prep] [pers pn] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heather had borrowed his binoculars , Mossop said , and studied the cottage through them for some time . |
| 2 | Yet Dysart 's expression reminded him of something else she had said : that Dysart and Clare had been arguing immediately before the explosion ; that there had been friction between them for some time . |
| 3 | His mother could not be traced , but the tiny corpse was recognised by a lady who had looked after him for some time , before she , as many others , had done before her , had innocently replied to Mrs Dyer 's advertisement , disguised by the nom de plume Mrs Thomas . |
| 4 | I sat with a tomato juice in front of me for some time straining my ears to hear what Nigel was saying . |
| 5 | Indeed , it has actually been an idea of mine for some time that the retaining of unnecessary numbers simply for tradition 's sake — resulting in employees having an unhealthy amount of time on their hands — has been an important factor in the sharp decline in professional standards . |
| 6 | ‘ This , ’ complained Wedderburn , ‘ gives him vast uneasiness , for if he is ordered abroad before he gets his Post he dispairs of it for some time . ’ |
| 7 | Ace had been dimly aware of it for some time , but now she realized that beads of laser light were swinging in crazy arcs all round the stub of girder on which she and Defries were standing . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've turned her loose in the hotel boutique , ’ Roman murmured , ‘ so she wo n't want either of us for some time . ’ |
| 9 | You will feel totally alone because you have relied on someone to do things with you and for you for some time . |
| 10 | ‘ The chief ‘ s been asking for you for some time , Mr Wycliffe . ’ |
| 11 | I was too upset to eat or drink , but she sat with me for some time , talking gently to me , wiping away my tears , and helping me to recover . |
| 12 | He had been with them for some time ; two or three years before , he had told her that he did n't know where he had been born , or who his parents were . |
| 13 | what we 're dealing with is a small group of MP s who thought there were some advantages in the Paignton amendment I 've discussed it very thoroughly with them for some time , and they agree that there were real difficulties about the Paignton amendment which I 've now addressed |
| 14 | she kept in touch with them for some time but er , I 've not seen her for a year so , I would n't know . |
| 15 | I think the Algerians have been angry with him for some time and are prepared to let Polisario have a free hand . ’ |
| 16 | Or — and this more horrible idea had been very obscurely with him for some time — how had he dared to entertain it ? — perhaps Marcus — Marcus had spoken of evil yearnings , of a crime , perhaps committed already , perhaps in a dream — No , that was unthinkable , impossible . |
| 17 | Oh yeah , I mean I had a horrible time with him for some time and it just , just |
| 18 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 19 | Granny had been living with us for some time . |
| 20 | ‘ Mark , ’ she began , ‘ you 've been with us for some time . ’ |
| 21 | Underground work is going to be with us for some time . |
| 22 | Most of these newer techniques of systems analysis and design have in fact been with us for some time , but were not brought together until the publication of the above texts . |
| 23 | And erm he 's hired from me for some time now |
| 24 | It was impossible for the garrison to fire upon them for some time without risk of injuring their neighbours along with their enemies . |
| 25 | It seemed to me that the question she asked had been simmering in her for some time . |
| 26 | She had n't heard from her for some time . |
| 27 | The staged process allows the majority to watch the change without having to be involved in it for some time . |
| 28 | She had not seen her nearest ‘ big house ’ neighbour , though she had been hearing about him for some time . |
| 29 | The fact that Marc had registered her exact words seemed to say that they meant something — that he had n't simply dismissed what she had yelled out from the shower , but that he had remembered and , as it seemed now , had brooded over them for some time . |
| 30 | I have had my eye on you for some time . |