Sentence examples for closed for some time from inspiring English sources

The shops and stores had been closed for some time.

The damage will keep the island closed for some time.

I closed my eyes and kept them closed for some time.

WHERE were classes being held, since the Sandy Hook building is very likely to stay closed for some time?

Even survivors may find the markets closed for some time, forcing them to rein in their expenditure to match the cash they generate from selling oil.

The building, in the city's Berry Hill neighborhood, had been closed for some time, said Kim Lawson, the deputy fire chief.

But with the formerly Communist nation still spending close to fifty per cent of its G.D.P. on infrastructure projects, education, and other forms of investment, the gap is likely to keep closing for some time.

Ten roads in the county required major repair and seven others were flooded and closed for some period of time.

Approximately 40 miles of roads were closed for some period of time (generally from 4 pm to midnight), including the major north-south highway into Boston (I-93) and multiple surface and feeder roads.

The Kinsale gas platform off the coast of Cork recorded wind gusting to 110 mph and Shannon and Cork airports closed runways for some time.

"A lot of the local shop owners were initially unhappy about it because the high street was closed off for some time," says Penny Stevenson, a resident of Rochdale.