Example sentences of "for a certain time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 2 | The Timer IC2 is connected as a monostable — that is , once triggered in this way the output , pin 3 , goes high for a certain time then reverts to low . |
| 3 | When the anxiety upper limit is reached it will remain at this level for a certain time . |
| 4 | We only keep our records for a certain time , in some cases no longer than 12 months . |
| 5 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
| 6 | Certainly , a residence requirement which consisted of a requirement to have resided for a certain time in the country before a self-employed occupation could be taken up would involve covert discrimination , because it would be satisfied virtually automatically by nationals and would therefore affect nationals of other member states , if not exclusively , at least chiefly . |
| 7 | The plaintiff 's declaration alleged that he was owner of the Queen 's Theatre , that he had contracted with Johanna Wagner , a famous operatic singer , to perform exclusively in the theatre for a certain time and that the defendant , owner of a rival theatre , wishing himself to obtain Miss Wagner 's services ‘ knowing the premises and maliciously intending to injure the plaintiff … enticed and persuaded [ her ] to refuse to perform . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Before the reign of James the Fifth , a Highland Laird made a trial of his wife for a certain time , and if she did not please him , he was then at liberty to send her away ’ — which is exactly what took place when a Macdonald married a Macleod . |
| 9 | Cotte ( pp. 71 – 2 ) distinguishes two main senses of let , the first of which is described as " the non-intervention of an agent in an action which has been initiated independently of him/her and has been going on already for a certain time " , and can be illustrated by : ( 214 ) He would n't even dance with her at Gavin 's party . |
| 10 | Therefore , the plaintiffs , a partnership in general medical practice , were seeking to prevent an employee once he had left , from , inter alia , practising as a consultant within a certain area and for a certain time . |
| 11 | If the money remains unclaimed for a certain time it is returned to the finder . |
| 12 | Started all this ‘ in for a certain time ’ stuff . |