Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the defendant is gonged , or runs for the allotted time without mishap , another outline alibi can immediately be supplied to another volunteer defendant . |
| 2 | May the Town Crier remain in the very capable hands of the college students and lecturers for a long time to come . |
| 3 | We 're gon na , we 're gon na stay on this issue of ownership and surpluses for a little time , cos it 's actually so important , but it 's not unreasonable for your pensioners to think that here was this pot of money to which one could dip into , but the only thing is the pot of money disappeared did n't it ? |
| 4 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 5 | In 1892 , the union 's expenditure exceeded its income and reserves for the first time . |
| 6 | A further promotion will be run on the Pedigree Chum and Whiskas calendars which will be sold through pet shops and supermarkets for the first time ever . |
| 7 | I could learn procedures and facts for a short time and I knew how to regurgitate them for examinations . |
| 8 | To use the army as strike-breakers for the first time since Franco ( and Spain 's universally detested military service would have caused some intersting tests of loyalty ) would have provoked a confrontation with an unclear outcome for both sides . |
| 9 | Members of the foreign press were allowed as observers for the first time and ‘ dialogue ’ was the stated aim of the congress and also of the CPPCC to follow . |
| 10 | In the case of the socially similar Japanese macaques such individuals may live as solitaries for a long time , growing in size and strength . |
| 11 | Remember that cases which have apparently recovered , can remain as carriers for a considerable time and can only be detected by laboratory isolation from nasal swabs . |