Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now to a village where the church bells have been rung properly for the first time in twenty years . |
| 2 | What I might actually do it see if Ian 's not doing anything if he not come in for the full time that they 're cleaning up , but come in for those sort of things . |
| 3 | But she had a sudden change of heart and the pair were yesterday perched together for the first time . |
| 4 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 5 | Davis Cup nerves certainly got to them as they started their defence of a trophy they had only just won back for the first time since 1932 but full marks to the British challengers who gave of their best in terms of commitment and attitude . |
| 6 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |
| 7 | I was operated on for the first time when I was two or three weeks old . |
| 8 | He coveted the throne and had done so for a long time . |
| 9 | After an hour of this , the pike left it alone and when it had done so for the fifth time , El-ahrairah swam across himself and went home . |
| 10 | The trove will be exhibited together for the first time at the Pierpont Morgan Library ( 9 December-4 April1993 ) , accompanied by an illustrated catalogue by William Voelkle and Roger Wieck , curator and associate curator , respectively , of the Morgan 's Department of Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts . |
| 11 | Battling Dave Cannon sprayed a whole trailer-load of the cow muck over a council building after plans for his retirement bungalow were turned down for the fourth time . |
| 12 | Nor , she was sure , Bert , whom she had seen yesterday for the first time as a potentially responsible comrade . |
| 13 | Accurate pictures could now be built up for the first time as to how tigers spent their day , how often they killed , their associations with other tigers and how the young animals found and established their own home ranges . |
| 14 | A NEW blood vessel ‘ drill ’ which can relieve blocked arteries supplying the heart has been used successfully for the first time by surgeons in Britain . |
| 15 | Local officials said that the move could result in the police and army being used locally for the first time , but reflected members ' anger and frustration . |
| 16 | To enable the vehicles to be shown together for the first time , and to celebrate the work of the ‘ Store ’ carriage works , an exhibition entitled ‘ Cobbles and Carriages ’ will be held in the Main Hall at Chambers Street from 5 June — 1 August . |
| 17 | When the first episode of the cult series , The Prisoner is broadcast tonight for the fourth time . |
| 18 | The plans for the dump are spelt out for the first time in evidence from the CEGB to the Sizewell inquiry , now in its fourth week . |
| 19 | The chancellor who had long been an admirer of the queen , was affected not for the first time by her beauty and appeal — attributes which , it seemed to him , were in no way impaired by adversity . |
| 20 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 21 | THE chairman of the Russian parliament , Ruslan Khasbulatov , called openly for the first time yesterday for Boris Yeltsin 's impeachment after the Constitutional Court had ruled that the president had acted in contravention of the constitution . |
| 22 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 23 | One pauper was locked up for a short time and when let out he was very quiet and all of them have been so since . ’ |
| 24 | I simply , I simply ca n't deal with the question because some of these are , are raised now for the first time |
| 25 | no I 'm not , I 'm sorry I said some of them are raised now for the first time , I was about to say I 'm not complaining I 'm simply pointing out , standing here without the instructions I ca n't deal with the matter |
| 26 | The conflict is played out for the last time in The Red Shoes ( 1948 ) , where the ballerina played by Moira Shearer initially lives unproblematically for her dancing , until she falls in love with a composer . |
| 27 | She remembered also , the hand of one of the drowning men , rising up out of the torrent and clutching , clutching at empty air before being dragged under for the last time . |
| 28 | But with the base set to close , the planes have flown out for the last time . |
| 29 | In conclusion , this book has brought together for the first time the work of all the main researchers and provides a motivating set of reviews for any interested scientist . |
| 30 | From a wizened dried up body which was buried in the sand some 5000 years ago to the amazing unwrapped mummy of Ramses the Great , one of the most famous Egyptian pharaohs , Mummies and Magic has recreated and brought together for the first time in one exhibition , some of the most important Royal Mummies and funerary treasures . |