Example sentences of "[conj] for [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The period is 313 days , and the range from 5.4 to 10.5 , so that for much of the time it is out of binocular range . |
| 2 | He said the existing system was a throwback to the days when each borough ran its own affairs and added that for much of the time the heavy rescue unit could only be used if firemen were taken off other machines . |
| 3 | The result of this historical trend is a Parliament that for most of the time now exists to do the executive 's bidding . |
| 4 | Suppose , for example , you have a so-called extraverted personality , this means that for most of the time in most situations you will tend to think , feel and behave in outward going ways . |
| 5 | The data we collected leads inescapably to the conclusion that for most of the time nothing happens at all — this seems to be particularly the case in residential settings ( ibid. , p. 58 ) . |
| 6 | It has a period of 431 days , and a range of between 5.5 and 13 , so that for most of the time it is well below binocular range . |
| 7 | Police made fifty arrests , mostly on drugs charges , but say that for most of the time , all they could do was watch . |
| 8 | From then until the suspension of elections during the first world war the Labour Party ( as it now was ) and Municipal Alliance fought with roughly equal strength for municipal control , and indirectly for parliamentary seats , although for most of the time the Alliance retained power . |
| 9 | It was built in 1490 and for much of the time it was owned by the Darrel family . |
| 10 | And for much of the time it follows the Minchmoor Road , an ancient drove road which was also used by Scottish monarchs staying at Traquair House . |
| 11 | Despite their increasing equity stake in capitalist enterprises they provide relatively little new investment finance and for much of the time act as passive collectors of dividends . |
| 12 | Only the political pertinence of that collectivity was variable , and for much of the time its pertinence was low . |
| 13 | As Stoker and Wilson note ( 1986 , p. 292 ) while ‘ over many issues and for much of the time the group may simply endorse decisions taken elsewhere , at the very least senior councillors and officers must be careful not to offend the core political values and commitments of backbenchers ’ . |
| 14 | I watched both them and Mathews closely throughout both days while he was giving evidence , and for most of the time all three of the judges had their heads and eyes down on the notes they were keeping . ’ |
| 15 | Fewer than eighty purveyors of museum supplies and services took booths , and for most of the time the vendors largely from Canada and the northeastern U.S. had the Hilton basement entirely to themselves . |
| 16 | They travelled all that day without a break , and for most of the time the sun beat down on them with fiery intensity . |
| 17 | But for much of the time , without the right circumstances , they remained hungry , prophets without followings . |
| 18 | There are several Mira variables in Grus within binocular range when near maximum ( R , S and T ) , but for most of the time they are much too faint . |
| 19 | Like many M-type supergiants it is variable ; the official range is from 3.0 to 3.8 , but for most of the time it is comparable with Kappa Ophiuchi ( 3.2 ) which makes a convenient comparison star . |
| 20 | But for most of the time , I believe they shared a deep and growing love for each other . |
| 21 | These incidents are rare not only because national emergencies are mercifully infrequent , but because for much of the time there is an instinctive understanding between the governors of the broadcasting organization and the government of the nation , as the corporation 's behaviour on issues like appeasement demonstrates ; Reith succumbed to the same collective delusion that had seized Chamberlain , his foreign secretary , Halifax , and most of the population . |
| 22 | Apparently it means that while for most of the time I will behave normally I shall be prone to sudden ourbursts of rage and obscenity . |