Sentence examples for remained for some time from inspiring English sources

After the migration from Ur (c. 2000 bc), the reasons for which are unknown, the first important stopping place was Harran, where the caravan remained for some time.

In Ireland, however, literature remained for some time the preserve of those who could afford to maintain the writers and supply their costly vellum.

The Democrats are just about finished scraping themselves off the ceiling, where they remained for some time after Gary Hart returned to the race, and are trying to figure out the implications.

Even so, viscounts remained for some time with no other status than that of the count's officers, either styling themselves simply vicecomites or qualifying their title with the name of the countship whence they derived their powers.

A seventh kingdom, Amathus, remained for some time under the control of the earlier indigenous inhabitants; the language used there was called Eteo-Cypriot ("True Cypriot") by the Greeks.

Some who stepped into the cool darkness – there is no electricity, and the space is lit with candles when visitors are expected – away from the sound of birdsong and the traffic on the busy road a few fields away have burst into tears, some laughed out loud, and many just sat down on the stone bench and remained for some time in silence.

The wall may remain for some time, said Hisham.

He is expected to remain for some time.

The 2010 coalition agreement talks of "grandfathering" to allow current peers to remain for some time.

This group could remain for some time in the American detention system.

While American and other foreign troops are likely to remain for some time, he added, "the occupation shall end".