Example sentences of "were [v-ing] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My name 's Stirling , ’ he said , almost as though we were meeting for the first time outside his Club in London . |
| 2 | Red Rum and Desert Orchid were meeting for the first time . |
| 3 | Fakrid 's heavy eyelids were closing for the last time . |
| 4 | More than 500,000 people were voting for the first time . |
| 5 | Michelle , Valerie and June were jumping for the first time , but Kay had two charity parachute jumps under her belt already . |
| 6 | ‘ You were talking for a long time , ’ she said . |
| 7 | We were playing for a long time before we ever had a deal , and when we eventually got signed by a big company , they pretty much took us for what we were . |
| 8 | The wisdom of the Northern Ireland Branch of introducing a Grade 4B a few years ago , is paying off now , when this grade attracted an entry of 21 bands , some of which were playing for the first time . |