Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It meant they were here for some time . |
| 2 | It was not for some time , and after some acquaintance , that she got round to thinking that one of the most charming features of Clelia 's room was its sense of prolonged nursery associations . |
| 3 | She was so absorbed that it was not for some time that she realized that the sea on her left was no longer the water of the estuary but had become the ocean . |
| 4 | I had a Festive Cichlid which jumped out of my tank and was out for some time . |
| 5 | Er , he was indeed for some time the er secretary of the er er divisional Labour party . |
| 6 | He was there for some time , and was with her when she regained consciousness for the last time . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I was there for some time before you arrived , Caroline . |