I have been for some time in Retirement, and shall not probably return again to public Life; yet my Anxiety for my Country, in these Times of Danger, makes me sometimes dabble a little in Politicks, and keep up a Correspondence with some Men upon the public Stage. George Mason
I have known for some time that I can meet any man I want but that does not mean that I want to meet anyone. I certainly don't like being forced into situations. Sharon Stone
The Caterpillar and Alice looked at each other for some time in silence: at last the Caterpillar took the hookah out of its mouth. Lewis Carroll
Nato allies have been looking at various missile-defence options for some time. Nato itself is developing protections for our deployed troops. Anders Fogh Rasmussen
Heat can also be produced by the impact of imperfectly elastic bodies as well as by friction. This is the case, for instance, when we produce fire by striking flint against steel, or when an iron bar is worked for some time by powerful blows of the hammer. Hermann von Helmholtz
My husband is exceedingly busy. For some time the talk of his going had been slack, but just now again there seems to be a move to get him sent to the front! Sarojini Naidu