Example sentences of "he [vb past] [adv] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | He paced about for some time , looking agitated . |
| 2 | He worked contentedly for some time and was deep in the intricacies of a genealogy when the telephone rang . |
| 3 | A great camaraderie and friendship evolved and miracle of miracles , he settled down for some years before a dark-haired , dark-eyed endomorph stole his heart for good . |
| 4 | He went in for some pretty awful names , Robbie decided — first Sybil , now Petula . |
| 5 | Charles reappeared , after half an hour 's absence , and threw himself into an armchair , where he lay back for some time with his eyes shut . |
| 6 | He looked around for some measure of comparison . |
| 7 | He had also for some reason tried to mask part of his window . |
| 8 | He remained there for some time . |