Example sentences of "[adj] for [adj] of the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I understood , he was asleep for much of the time , and indeed , I found him so on the few occasions I had a spare moment to ascend to that little attic room . |
| 2 | A mother in her early twenties in Coventry , who has been unemployed for most of the time since leaving school , said : |
| 3 | Although I do n't think I was mentally ill for most of the time I was anorexic , I find Lomas 's remarks illuminating in my own case and pertinent to anorexia nervosa in general . |
| 4 | The Melanisms , the Robemaker 's Sentry Spells , torpid and stagnant for most of the time … ? |
| 5 | I live alone for most of the time — apart from Stella , that is . |
| 6 | Lying in the track of the depressions which so dominate our climate the island catches more than its fair share of bad weather and this , coupled with the conflicting tides of the North Sea and North Atlantic , makes the surrounding waters very troubled for most of the time . |
| 7 | He was so busy for much of the time that on more than one occasion his meetings with Tom had to be conducted with Tom walking beside him as he ploughed a field . |
| 8 | X and Y remain small for much of the time but have a series of peaks . |
| 9 | British Commonwealth links , though gossamer thin for most of the time , can become emotional ties of steel in times of crisis , drawing us into unexpected military commitments , as occurred in the Falklands Campaign . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's accepted that the towing tractor will stand idle for some of the time , but at least you are n't taking tankers into the field , ’ he adds . |
| 11 | A user of a BM has to live with whatever the BM tells him , which will be correct for most of the time but which is never totally reliable . |
| 12 | Let me say that I would imagine the courses were genuine for most of the time , but on occasional weekends , perhaps , they taught something rather different . ’ |
| 13 | Why get all worked up about a crag that is unclimable for most of the time ? |
| 14 | The room looked to be what they had thought ; a store or perhaps a fuelhouse which might be left unattended for most of the time . |
| 15 | ‘ I tried to do things too quickly and ended up feeling unwell for much of the time . |
| 16 | the other option of course is not to do that and to try and gain some experience erm m maybe voluntary for some of the time so that maybe I can then spend you know in another years time get a job which is a bit more relevant and I 'll be able to earn some money . |
| 17 | It 'll it ensures that you 're productive for most of the time . |