Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They said that Dalglish was after Batty for some time but Wilko refused to sell him . |
| 2 | At the Manor Ground they 'll remember ; remember the 3rd of November for some time . |
| 3 | The Royal is to be congratulated on introducing Direct Access Endoscopy , ( DAE ) , however your readers may be interested to know that Northern Board patients have enjoyed the benefit of DAE for some time . |
| 4 | That 's the last I see of Greg for some time ! |
| 5 | Two wickets fell on the fourth evening , but Ellison stayed with Gooch for some time next morning , as did Gower . |
| 6 | Rioch 's name has been linked with Darlington for some time . |
| 7 | ‘ We have operated in recessionary conditions in Scotland for some time so can cope with this . |
| 8 | In fact , a number of political parties and movements have been operating in Lithuania for some time , as in Estonia and Latvia ; the constitutional change merely recognises the existing situation . |
| 9 | Scott has been around the rock and blues circuit in Ireland for some time and has played with many of the top musicians here . |
| 10 | ‘ No , I am American , from the East Coast , but I have been living in England for some time . ’ |
| 11 | In 1907 Picasso and Braque had been living near each other in Montmartre for some time , and after 1908 began meeting daily to talk , visit the galleries and museums , and to examine each other 's work . |
| 12 | Category B covered those who had lived in Britain for some time and showed no obvious signs of hostility . |
| 13 | Now was the main race , a true International with 17 nations on the start line , something we have not seen in Britain for some time despite the fact that the entry was limited because of the following week 's World Sprint Championships which caused some potential entrants to opt out . |
| 14 | Contemporary with Watt was Gaspard Monge , who in 1795 published his Géométrie descriptive ; although this book was not directly influential in Britain for some time ( British engineers having little sympathy for abstract mathematics ) , it formed the basis for modern engineering drawing . |
| 15 | Unlike the work of finance or even the public sector , women have been influential in the presentation of the visual arts in Britain for some time , Sally Townsend talks to Annely Juda and Angela Flowers , two women who started in the gallery business with young children , whose lives came together briefly when they ran galleries next door to each other , two women who , together with their sons , help to shape work on show in central London |
| 16 | The council does n't expect Swindon to be ready for an assault on Britain in Bloom for some time , but it 's convinced all the effort 's worth it . |
| 17 | ‘ He was in Trinidad for some time last year . |
| 18 | But that belonged to a white person who was , who could speak Punjabi very well , I think he wa he has been living in India for some time . |
| 19 | It seemed clear that his new duties would keep him in London for some time — certainly his stay in Italy was at an end . |
| 20 | I stayed in London for some time , but I still wanted to go to sea . |
| 21 | She 's a singer who has apparently been a star back home in Zimbabwe for some time , but there is little that 's African about her delightful state-of-the-art LP of uplifting piano-driven pop-house . |
| 22 | Both men will be in Oxfordshire for some time yet , but they 're keen to go back to Sarajevo despite the dangers . |
| 23 | Both men will be in Oxfordshire for some time yet , but they 're keen to go back to Sarajevo despite the dangers . |
| 24 | Bamberger orbited over Filfla for some time . |
| 25 | Monday the 11th was , as travellers and commuters will recall , one of the most wintry days over Scotland for some time . |
| 26 | The Greenlys moved to Clevedon for some time , in which district he made valuable contributions to Pre-Cambrian , Palaeozoic , and Quaternary geology . |
| 27 | I had wanted to return to Scapa for some time , to refresh my memories of that extraordinary and beautiful place and of the strange life I had lived there for nearly three years . |
| 28 | It had been apparent to Hank for some time that , in spite of repeating Grade 12 at school , he was likely to fail his exams again . |
| 29 | We can stay on Dartmoor for some time boring though it is . |
| 30 | Beryl lingered , her grey eyes fixed on Cathy for some time , then she said : ‘ I see . |