Example sentences of "continue [verb] for some time " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the patient is likely to continue coughing for some time after the antibiotics have been stopped , and the sputum that is produced when the patient coughs will be found to contain numerous pus cells on microscopic examination . |
| 2 | She hopes to continue dancing for some time before returning to a career in embalming . |
| 3 | Blood may have continued to ooze for some time after death , though less so here than from a dependent part . |
| 4 | The evils of the system of exploitation and oppression will continue to exist for some time . |
| 5 | But Marian continued to feel for some time that uneasiness in the legs which she knew meant that she wanted to run , to get away fast . |