Sentence:  I kept saying , `` If I could just build up a reputation for myself , make some real money , get to be well known as an illustrator - like Peter Askington , for instance - then I could take <WSD>some</WSD> time off and paint '' . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity