Example sentences of "for the [noun] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for the other main intruder into the parliamentary arena , the support for the SNP at this time was a more complex phenomenon . |
| 2 | Clearly , reducing the number of road casualties is and has been a priority for the Government for some time . |
| 3 | It subsequently emerged that one reason for his decision was that he had taken into account the fact that publicity about the complaint would be politically damaging for the Government at that time . |
| 4 | Greenock does not seem a very inviting place for the pleasure-seeker at any time ; in rainy weather its attractions are not heightened . |
| 5 | He expects to receive a dividend at the end of the year as well as the price for the share at that time . |
| 6 | The hotel operated a policy of re-letting rooms if not taken up by 6pm , but if the customer paid a separate charge , the room could be kept for the customer after that time . |
| 7 | The report on the coarse wares is very illuminating for the views at that time of a man who had spent a lifetime handling pottery . |
| 8 | It also must have given them much-needed protection , for the seas at this time were tyrannised by the huge , two-metre-long sea scorpions armed with massive claws which fed on the smaller creatures of the sea floor . |
| 9 | ‘ A witness may be cross-examined as to previous statements made by him in writing or reduced into writing relative to the subject matter of the indictment or proceeding , without such writing being shown to him ; but if it is intended to contradict such witness by the writing , his attention must , before such contradictory proof can be given , be called to those parts of the writing which are to be used for the purpose of so contradicting him : provided always , that it shall be competent for the judge at any time during the trial , to require the production of the writing for his inspection , and he may thereupon make such use of it for the purpose of the trial as he may think fit . |
| 10 | With the exception of some thrusts into the Agenais , the primary sphere of acquisitive activity for the Albret at this time was the Bordelais and Bazadais . |
| 11 | Most people are ready to go out for the evening at that time , ’ laughs Ted . |