Example sentences of "to [art] [noun] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ABBERLEY : We might listen to the radio for a time . |
| 2 | Firstly , that the acid test whether or not benefit is collateral is that laid down by Best J , namely " Is the covenant beneficial to the owner for the time being of the covenantee 's land , and to no one else ? " |
| 3 | George Thompson gave his rhetorical gifts to the cause for a time . |
| 4 | They looked like anatomies of death , they spake like ghosts crying out of their graves , they did eat dead carrions , happy where they could find them , yea , and one another soon after , insomuch as the very carcasses they spared not to scrape out of their graves , and if they found a plot of water cress or shamrocks , there they flocked as to a feast for the time , yet not able long to continue therewithal , that in short space there were none almost left , and a most populous and plentiful country suddenly left void of man or beast . |
| 5 | West Germany : ‘ the nuclear construction programme of the German utilities has practically come to an end for the time being . ’ |