Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for the time be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Being an MP still carried some weight ; he was PPS to a powerful minister at Defence , and the threat of the General Election had rolled away for the time being : he was someone to heed . |
| 2 | After that everything between them became easy for the time being . |
| 3 | Kirov fell silent , knowing that he had said enough for the time being . |
| 4 | The result was that the story was set aside for the time being . |
| 5 | Leaving aside for the time being the question of ‘ hostile intent , ’ it is plain that it is not enough that the defendant deliberately does an act that has the incidental effect of obstructing the police ; he must also have some notion that he is obstructing and causing the police difficulties . |