Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's proving to be a strain , both financially and physically — since we are doing as much of the work ourselves as possible — and our friends were convinced for some time that we had gone mad ! |
| 2 | Balanovski 's earlier findings at the Llangynidr Stone in Wales suggested that magnetism might be a line of enquiry worth pursuing , though efforts were frustrated for some time due to the failure to obtain the necessary equipment . |
| 3 | They were silent for some time as they picked their way in single file along the path that wound up the hillside . |
| 4 | The proviso whereby it was possible for some individuals to enjoy an enhanced accrual scale to qualify for full pension benefits after 10 years of service was altered in the 1987 Budget — with a new period of 20 years ' service being required . |
| 5 | She spoke sharply , and her niece saw that she was upset for some reason . |
| 6 | Near the end of its life the houses nearer Century Street was derelict for some time . |
| 7 | She was overdue for some leave , and she could go to France and make some enquiries . |
| 8 | Money was allocated for coaches and teacher supervision ( now that there are so many educational cutbacks on outings ) , special allowances for printing and photographic paper were made , as it was impossible for some schools to provide such basics . |
| 9 | To her horror and my shame I free fell 20 feet , landing on my back next to her , and was unconscious for some time . |
| 10 | She was puzzled for some moments as to the source of the smell , so little did she expect the brothers would be so dirty . |
| 11 | I thought it was kingly for some time . |
| 12 | Any chance of the former had been negated by Britain 's failure to topple Nasser at Suez ; and the latter was unlikely for some years because the aircraft did not , as yet , exist ; and the RAF had no real enthusiasm for providing the necessary money to buy them out of Air votes , which they quite naturally wanted to use for combat and not transport aircraft . |
| 13 | At a time when the feature industry was undergoing a re-examination and the documentary movement was split between filmmakers who felt that they should reach out to a cinema audience , and those like Grierson himself who preferred to exhibit films outside the theatre ( e.g. town halls , schools , etc. ) , the possibility was open for some sort of rapprochement between the documentary and the fiction film . |
| 14 | If it was necessary for some purpose proper to the existence of the people , then there were engineers whose task it was to build and operate it . |
| 15 | Although this was true for some respondents , most policemen and women in Easton periodically sought reassurance from the researcher about the purpose of the research , what was being written down about them , who would have access to the material , what the researchers ' politics , religion , allegiances , and so on were . |
| 16 | It was true for some people , because if you act soft when you go in , they do pick on you , but when I got there I knew how to act from being in Bullwood Hall and other places . |
| 17 | She was silent for some moments . |
| 18 | He was silent for some time . |
| 19 | Jill was silent for some time . |
| 20 | He was silent for some time . |
| 21 | Everything was horrible for some weeks . |
| 22 | This polychrome type of design seems to have been invented at Knossos , where it was fashionable for some time before it was adopted generally in the east of Crete . |