Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] [vb infin] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would go for every time better the devil you know for that reason alone really |
| 2 | Despite her depression she occupied herself with office tasks , and , although there were times when she dabbed at a tear , she reminded herself that she must prepare for the time when she would never see Silas again . |
| 3 | erm sort of , at fir , you know , at first I thought sometimes you know oh , you know what 's the matter with you like but , she admits herself , her I Q , you know how they judge your intelligence has gone right down , she has to have tests every now and again , er she ca n't concentrate on things , or , you know some things she just ca n't do any more , so she 's at , supposed to be getting all this compensation and it 's been going on now , it was two years ago , three years ago that we met them and she 's only just had the first part of her money , she 's had five thousand pounds , that 's all she can get for the time being all the rest is , cos all solicitors and everything and doctors having to come and check things , so she knows , she knows she 'll get money eventually , but er , it 's just when , but is n't it an awful thing ? |
| 4 | You can stay for the time being . |
| 5 | I 'm the kind you can trample for a time . |
| 6 | That will give us plenty to work on in the next decade , and that is probably as far as we should look for the time being . |
| 7 | We will assume for the time being that this has a well-defined minimum . |
| 8 | We can leave for the time being , however , the implications of his activist approach to Truth in order to look again at his concept of Truth as hitherto elucidated . |
| 9 | It 's very small , only just room for the bunk , but it would do for a time . |
| 10 | I 've been told it 's about as good as it will gfet for the time being . |
| 11 | This means it can tolerate an actual break in supply because it will run for a time on the batteries . |