Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] time for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is my experience that whenever I try to combine shooting and ferreting I wait a long time for the chance of a shot , then there is something else to be done . |
| 2 | Is he aware that even when people are examined , are found to have cataracts and wait a long time for the operation , some of them — such as a 91-year-old constituent of mine — are told that Royal Oldham hospital , which has been granted trust status , does not have the money to provide the necessary medicines and has money to help only the elderly ? |
| 3 | The moon was full , the sky clear ; it seemed an ideal time for the manifestation of ghosts . |
| 4 | Zen flashed his identification with contemptuous brevity and then allowed a little time for the mechanic 's fear to be fruitful and multiply . |
| 5 | ‘ I have had to wait a long time for the freedom , but it will be passed down and at least I can say that I was a Freeman of Chester . |
| 6 | If you have written in response to an advertisement they may ask you to telephone to arrange a suitable time for the interview . |
| 7 | Is it possible to arrange a different time for the accounts to be returned ? |
| 8 | I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up . |
| 9 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 10 | It takes a measurable time for the motor to decelerate to the point where the clutch disengages and , during this time , it will tend to slow the rotor , which is undesirable . |
| 11 | Lonrho and its shareholders , whatever the merits of their case , have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established . |
| 12 | He set up the TV Times coverage , and we all pretended to be having a wonderful time for the benefit of the camera . |
| 13 | The blaze commenced one lunchtime when few people were in the premises , so there was no loss of life , but it took a long time for the blaze to be brought under control and some days before the firemen were able to be sure that there was no risk of further outbreaks of fire . |
| 14 | It took a long time for the penny to drop with me about why I was so apparently popular in men 's organizations in the aftermath of so many women deciding to work separately . |
| 15 | It took a long time for the plague to be controlled and for strongholds of the riding families to be overthrown . |
| 16 | That 's why it took a long time for the light to get to you . ’ |
| 17 | It took a long time for the plumber to come round but at least it was done , you know that day . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 19 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 20 | ‘ We had a bad time for the first 250 metres and they did n't know where we were but our cox Garry Herbert was brilliant . |