Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | First , that we have no intention of abandoning public ownership and accepting for all time the present frontier of the public sector . |
| 2 | His feet began to tap more and more loudly beneath the desk and his jaw quivered more and more violently as Blanche put her side of the story and pleaded for more time to finish the investigation . |
| 3 | We wandered over Clare Bridge , which always looks as if it is about to collapse , and then up to St John 's , where we stood on the old Wren bridge and talked for some time , gazing at the so-called Bridge of Sighs which connects the old and new parts of St John 's . |
| 4 | First appearing as tiny black spots on the upper surfaces of leaves , this is the outward sign that the fungus has already been inside the tissue and working for some time . |
| 5 | The temptation for a band may be to say that there is too much hassle attached to gigging in the Soviet Union and to wait for better times . |
| 6 | Above all , they will need your loving understanding and support for some time to come . |
| 7 | If you have not had time to object , contact the planning officer and ask for extra time . |