Example sentences of "time [vb past] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only students of history are conscious of the fact that the Covenanting times lasted for over half a century and that before the end of the period some of the skirmishes were between factions , supposedly on the same side in the conflict . |
| 2 | These chaotic times lasted for a hundred and fifty years . |
| 3 | As the time approached for me to concentrate on my matriculation , I decided to offer Charlie the opportunity to buy out my share of the partnership and even arranged for a qualified accountant to replace me in order that they could take over the book-keeping . |
| 4 | Nevertheless , advance he did , and so the time came for his Bar Mitzvah , at 13 years of age , by which every Jewish boy technically becomes adult ( i.e. morally responsible for his actions ) , a ‘ son of the law ’ . |
| 5 | And when the time came for the A 's big bats to show their muscle , they froze like rabbits in the spotlight of Orel Hershiser 's fastball . |
| 6 | Their economies ensured that the fleapits would remain forever fleapits , until the time came for them to close . |
| 7 | When the time came for the statement , Dr Clark could be seen on the Opposition front bench , clutching a sheaf of notes . |
| 8 | He died , and when the time came for his house to be demolished , a window from it was preserved and rebuilt in the park on a pedestal . |
| 9 | When the time came for Stalin to be removed from the atheist Pantheon as a heretic , it was done posthumously by transferring his corpse to an obscure place rather like a properly canonised saint having the procedure reversed . |
| 10 | ‘ And yet when the time came for me to go to her , I hesitated . |
| 11 | Despite publicity about their strict code of conduct , it was obvious that the rules had been broken because when the time came for the first troupe to go home , John was astounded to learn that eight out of the sixteen had married during the run and intended to remain behind and every one of the other eight was engaged . |
| 12 | Furthermore such preparation would be of value when the time came for serious sexual training . |
| 13 | When the time came for the cake to be cut , Breeze handed the knife to Susan — but her wrists were not strong enough to saw through the solid mass . |
| 14 | When the time came for Chloe to leave home , Pauline became unduly worried about her health and constantly clucked over her like a mother hen to make sure she was alright . |
| 15 | When the time came for returning the spoon , he found that part of the soft horn bowl had worn away . |
| 16 | Reading the Bible was a fascinating experience but prayer was hard , and churchgoing and worship were also something to be lived through until the time came for the sermon , which I relished . |
| 17 | When the time came for constructive criticism of my sermon , my friend Hartmut Kopsch remained resolutely silent . |
| 18 | When the time came for them to go , Stephen went with them to the buildings , to see where the greys were stabled . |
| 19 | When the time came for the baby 's baptism , Elizabeth still had not recovered her former vivacity . |
| 20 | He could only really recapture the timbre if he had laryngitis when the time came for shooting . |
| 21 | When the time came for decisions she would not deceive him . |
| 22 | Lord Robertson gave a further hand to the defence when the time came for Mr Beltrami to give evidence . |
| 23 | One of the councillors on the libraries committee took a copy of Gay News home to study so that he could n't be accused of being uninformed when the time came for him to vote for its rejection . |
| 24 | The only movement from the reader was the lifting of the hand every now and then to turn over a page , and Mrs Phelps always felt sad when the time came for her to cross the floor and say , ‘ It 's ten to five , Matilda . ’ |
| 25 | When the time came for civilization on the planet of the Perks , they built war-trains , undermining engines , mole bombs . |
| 26 | When the time came for me to pay and depart , my enquiry about the cost of the meal was brushed aside . |
| 27 | The African Institution , when the time came for public agitation , was unfitted for the task because of its direction by ‘ men of rank and high position ’ . |
| 28 | When the time came for Annie to leave the convent school she was recommended for training in child welfare . |
| 29 | But when the time came for the annual bail-out , the recession-strapped Culture Ministry balked . |
| 30 | The time came for the Blackshirts to leave the cafe . |