Example sentences of "be [adv] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Ramey also explains that when couples are together for some time their hormone levels often begin to co-ordinate in the same way , so regular sex — say on Saturday nights — mean you tune into each other 's hormone levels . |
| 2 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 3 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 4 | Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake . |
| 5 | His section has been over for some time . ’ |
| 6 | Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time . |
| 7 | The building was not built in ninety one , whether there 's any relevance or not , where they 're trying to prove that the building has been up for some time , they 'd say , it 's not , that building was put up this year . |
| 8 | So we 've been up for some time cos the arms are wet where he 'd been sucking it ! |
| 9 | The ‘ Great Debate ’ about education had been underway for some time and though it was clear that the curriculum was in need of change , it was less clear how much change should take place at Hinde House , bearing in mind the need for teachers to have ownership of curriculum delivery if higher standards and a wide range of learning experiences were to permeate the whole curriculum rather than making a series of peripheral and ephemeral alterations to an already redundant approach . |
| 10 | He 's been out for some time . |
| 11 | Father will be away for some time , and I 'm very worried . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | ‘ 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 ? |
| 16 | With the commitment the application and operating system developers are showing , DOS is going to be around for some time yet . |
| 17 | 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 |
| 18 | I 'm here for some time , not forever . |
| 19 | ‘ We will be here for some time . |
| 20 | I shall be here for some time . |
| 21 | ‘ I shall be here for some time . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ My men will be here for some time yet , and I 'll leave someone here on duty all night . |
| 23 | I shall be here for some time — I have to make detailed drawings and take photographs . |
| 24 | It appeared that we were going to be there for some time . |
| 25 | Which must mean that he intends to be there for some time . |
| 26 | I 've been here for some time . |
| 27 | ‘ He has n't been here for some time , ’ Hari answered . |
| 28 | There can be reasons why people make a claim for asylum after they have been here for some time and we consider all cases properly . |
| 29 | There may be occasions when it is quite right or entirely understandable that an asylum applicant did not make his claim until he had been here for some time . |
| 30 | One song reveals the damaging influence on their minds of their sojourn in London : ‘ Soccer Fan ’ is a peon of praise to Everton 's midfield cruncher , Norman Whiteside. l CURIOSITY KILLED THE CAT Get Ahead ( Mercury ) You can tell that Curiosity Killed The Cat have n't been around for some time . |