Example sentences of "a [adj] time for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is it possible to arrange a different time for the accounts to be returned ? |
| 2 | It must have been a testing time for the boffins at the Telecommunications Research Establishment ( TRE ) at Malvern to find an operational RAF pilot in their midst , competing with them and reducing by months the time-scale normally associated with getting things done . |
| 3 | ( Autumn , as you will have noted from this manuscript , is a busy time for the extraterrestrials . ) |
| 4 | It was eventually decided at the Council meeting that farmers should be approached about renting out a plot of land for a short time for the travellers whilst the search for a permanent site continued . |
| 5 | Hot favourite after the first two races is Witton-le-Wear-based Harry Williams ' Pond Curlew , which is unbeaten off 8 metres , winning by 5 9 and 7 lengths , with a best time for the 450-metres trip of 27.44 secs . |
| 6 | Lonrho and its shareholders , whatever the merits of their case , have had to wait an unconscionable time for the facts to be established . |