Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was another sound , too , a strange noise for the bright time of noonday . |
| 2 | Despite French apprehension , West Germany also became a member of N.A.T.O. , in 1954 , on the understanding that both British and U.S.A. forces would remain on the European continent for an unlimited time . |
| 3 | Having taught English Literature for a long time in universities , on both sides of the Atlantic , and having spent some years pondering the questions raised in this book , I have come to some very tentative conclusions about what might be done ; they are not , I might add , of the kind I thought I would come to when I began working on it . |
| 4 | me proper meeting for a long time . |
| 5 | It was the verbal savagery of his pre-war outbursts in the streets of Shoreditch and Pimlico that made him a public danger for the only time in his life . |
| 6 | Charles Henstock sat beside his old friend for a short time , his lips moving in prayer . |
| 7 | Larger fish will , however , put up with a freshwater environment for a short time . |
| 8 | I sat staring at the empty screen for a long time , oblivious of everything around me , including Frejji 's cursing as she struggled with interfield links . |
| 9 | Saying that the council had been pressing the Scottish Office for a long time to commit itself to a new bridge , the administration leader , John MacDougall , said while welcoming their decision , it was vital that the views of users would be taken into account . |
| 10 | If the parent finds difficulty in not reacting to the child while in ‘ time out ’ on the chair , it may be better for the child to be placed in a safe separate room for the equivalent time . |
| 11 | He expects a place in a Labour cabinet : Chief Whip for a short time , perhaps , then a portfolio of his own ‘ something where I could really help the North . ’ |
| 12 | Sir David Brewster 's victorian biography , first published in 1855 , remained the standard account for a long time . |
| 13 | Sir John Phear , who was Chief Justice for a short time in the late 1870s , felt that many magistrates ‘ manifest as a rule want of knowledge of the practice of the Courts , of the business of their office , and of the law which they have to conform and carry out . ’ |
| 14 | He waited on the cold landing for a long time , nursing his throbbing hand , anticipating the moment when he must face his parents and the serious punishment that was surely due to him . |
| 15 | Dear Guitarist I have been meaning to write to your fine mag for a long time , but whenever I was about to put pen to paper someone else got there before me with the same topic . |
| 16 | An inefficient lift pump can often take several revolutions of the engine if hot and left standing for a short time . |
| 17 | When I look at a natural object for a long time , like looking into the burning embers and the flames of a fire , there appears a new vision or facet of that object or a new way of seeing it in relationship to some other world of thought . |
| 18 | Well she went on sick leave for a long time |
| 19 | Emma was wired up with probes , so that her skin temperature could be monitored by Jane , and left in cold storage for a specified time . |
| 20 | ‘ The responsibility system with the household contract linking output to payment as the main form is in keeping with the present level of the productive forces in China 's rural areas and must be maintained as a basic system for a long time to come … |
| 21 | They must know it 's been going on at domestic and international level for a long time . |
| 22 | Been my major struggle for a long time now . |
| 23 | However the slow pace of implementation and the problems experienced by local authorities in planning , managing and funding community care means that in practice many family carers will see little change or increased help for a long time . |
| 24 | Very generous , I have n't had such a good offer for a long time . |
| 25 | the athlete has been an important person and model of success for Black youth for a long time . |
| 26 | He had been wanting reassurance for a long time and he had n't been getting any . |
| 27 | I think it worth pointing out that of course erm when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister for a brief time I think Lady Young was Leader of the House of Lords in her cabinet , but apart from that there was never another women cabinet minister during her time as leader , so |
| 28 | The thing is , you have n't had a brilliant neither of you two have had a brilliant reputation for a long time , right ? |
| 29 | ‘ If we maintain our progress it will be the club 's most memorable season for a long time . |
| 30 | The resuscitation of Ali 's image has been a sporadic exercise for a long time now , some of it coming from friends who have experienced heartfelt pain over his illness . |