Example sentences of "[vb past] [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I might have felt a little downcast at that point , only the evening had made me feel more encouraged about my prospects with her than I 'd felt for some time . |
| 2 | When John Thelwall , a well-known democrat and agitator , who had recently been on trial for treason , happened to call and then decided to stay for some time , the strange community fell under suspicion . |
| 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 | Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer . |
| 6 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 7 | Armed at all points against the possible disappointments of her life , conscious of the responsibilities of protecting her mother and sister , worried at the gaps in her education , anxious about nuns and antique dealers , she had forgotten for some time the necessity for personal happiness . |
| 8 | Soon after their marriage , Margaret 's depression , which she had suffered for some time , immediately lifted . |
| 9 | Although she had never shown even the remotest sign of lameness I was looking at the worst case of hip dysplasia I had seen for some time . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Fedorov had suspected for some time , and now he knew . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | She had thought for some time that a mouse lived there . |
| 14 | He had known for some time that it was inevitable . |
| 15 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
| 16 | Though tragically killed in a recent motorbike accident , Madra was an undisputed maestro of the art , as well as an easy and informative friend whom I had known for some time , so it was a shock to witness the epic genius which came through him , and the transformation which both he and his audience underwent in that open village square the first time I saw him perform . |
| 17 | And it was n't Iris who told us , though she had known for some time that it had come through the Strait shortly after the Belgrano had been sunk . |
| 18 | ‘ She said she had known for some time that she and Fabien could not remain at La Tour Monchauzet after their marriage — that they had been talking together about moving away — of going , perhaps , as far as Australia or California and starting a totally new life . |
| 19 | As the official investigation got under way , there were allegations that senior US officials had known for some time of BNL 's dealings with Iraq . |
| 20 | It was now criticized as anachronistic , and the German government had signalled for some time its concern over rising costs and their justifiability at a time when German unification put great strains on the public finances [ see also pp. 37212 ; 38508 ] . |
| 21 | Plans for the extension of the war in Vietnam had existed for some time in the Pentagon . |
| 22 | But Marian continued to feel for some time that uneasiness in the legs which she knew meant that she wanted to run , to get away fast . |
| 23 | Some of this fear he controlled , and had controlled for some time , by smoking the odd joint . |
| 24 | Rumours of a military coup had circulated for some time [ see p. 38571 ] . |
| 25 | A few minutes later they had acknowledged Mr Bryant and his daughter outside their house , and then trudged home and stood chatting for some time on the doorstep . |