Example sentences of "[be] [adv] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Father will be away for some time , and I 'm very worried . ’ |
| 2 | The empty refrigerator and the absence of perishable food like bread and milk suggested that Stavanger had left expecting to be away for some time , but that conflicted with the pyjamas under the pillow in the bedroom , and the razor in the bathroom . |
| 3 | By 1916 it had become obvious that the war was not likely to be over for some time and the government round that it was necessary to introduce military conscription in place of voluntary conscription , in order to ensure replacement of the thousands of soldiers being killed and wounded on the battlefields . |
| 4 | So , I mean what I would suggest is er I do n't know is John anticipated to be off for some time do you think ? |
| 5 | ‘ Rourke is going to the Brooksby plant , and I 'll be out for some time , so I wondered if you could come over and help Becky out with the computer ? |
| 6 | With the commitment the application and operating system developers are showing , DOS is going to be around for some time yet . |
| 7 | I think that with John Maynard-Smith around — and I hope he 'll be around for some time yet in the University of Sussex , and I hope the University of Sussex will be too |
| 8 | ‘ We will be here for some time . |
| 9 | I shall be here for some time . |
| 10 | ‘ I shall be here for some time . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ My men will be here for some time yet , and I 'll leave someone here on duty all night . |
| 12 | I shall be here for some time — I have to make detailed drawings and take photographs . |
| 13 | It appeared that we were going to be there for some time . |
| 14 | Which must mean that he intends to be there for some time . |