Example sentences of "for some [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But progress may nevertheless be very slow and unemployment will persist for some long time . |
| 2 | Strangely , her mother 's moods , Agnes had noticed for some long time now , were more evident in the evening . |
| 3 | He might have had it for some long time , I do n't know , but I came across it in a drawer in the small bedroom when I was putting his clean linen away . |
| 4 | ‘ And you will not get a better service for some long time to come , ’ he said on BBC radio . |
| 5 | and the UndergrounD Group , as North and West cars continued to be overhauled at Hendon and South and East cars at Charlton , for some long time afterwards . |
| 6 | Jacqui opened the envelope , pulled out a document and looked at the sheet for some long time . |
| 7 | Mama was rehearsing , that was all ; but it should perhaps have been kept for some other time . |
| 8 | A is requesting B to come to A at ( or soon after ) the time of speaking ; B implies he ca n't ( or would rather not ) comply ; A repeats the request for some other time 3 . |
| 9 | NuTcracker is supposedly unbiased toward any particular brand of Unix although the second version of NuTcracker , scheduled for some unspecified time in the future , should add Sun 's Solaris 1.0 calls . |
| 10 | Sir : Your leading article ( 4 October ) is without doubt the most vitriolic piece of anti-trade union bigotry I have read in a serious newspaper for some considerable time . |
| 11 | This country has a static but ageing population and will continue to have one for some considerable time ahead even if the birthrate kicks upward again . |
| 12 | Playing hard to get is a game which can go on for some considerable time , especially if one has as ardent a suitor as the French . |
| 13 | After waiting around for some considerable time to see if there was any chance that Elector Carl Theodor would offer him even a temporary appointment , Mozart was informed that it was not to be . |
| 14 | It was the slumber of a man who had been at his cups for some considerable time . |
| 15 | After symptoms of infection have disappeared , the virus may stay around the body for some considerable time , and it is often possible to grow it as long as one year after the infection has taken place . |
| 16 | The leading members of the Council remained loyal to the planners and to the housing policy for some considerable time . |
| 17 | Organisations have known for some considerable time that the acquisition , distribution and effective use of information is a key factor in gaining a competitive advantage . |
| 18 | In the far more complex factory environment the skilled maintenance engineer is likely to have a role for some considerable time yet . |
| 19 | This brother had been working in Derby for some considerable time . |
| 20 | Some parents even said they had been aware of being watched for some considerable time . |
| 21 | WITH Saturn influencing your base in life , it may be that you have not felt out-and-out joy regarding the home itself or your relationship with one or two members of the family for some considerable time . |
| 22 | Normally , I would have withdrawn all future leave for some considerable time , but under the circumstances , such action is impossible . |
| 23 | Yet in racing , in export credit guarantees and elsewhere , the Chancellor was reacting late in the day to complaints that had been clearly audible for some considerable time . |
| 24 | Although it has been in existence for some considerable time , train operation for passengers has been provided by battery-electric power . |
| 25 | Or was it possible for one individual to be in the position of a net ‘ receiver ’ for some considerable time because of an expectation that they would be able to reciprocate at some stage in the future ? |
| 26 | I failed to realise for some considerable time the importance of commitment from the top down . |
| 27 | The reasons given for these sales are that the Museum has limited storage space in its present building , and that the works in question have not been on exhibition for some considerable time , or duplicate existing holdings . |
| 28 | This last great problem features an unprotected crux 30 feet up with a landing that would keep the local casualty department busy for some considerable time . |
| 29 | The employer could even suspend production and live off his wealth for some considerable time . |
| 30 | Other armies , like the Israeli and South African ones , had been in a state of armed conflict for some considerable time . |