Example sentences of "and for [art] [adj] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems as certain as anything can be that the absolute numbers of the old , and for a long time also their number relative to the whole population , will be far higher in future than anything experienced in the past . |
| 2 | It was the most exciting , extraordinary experience he had ever had , and for a long time afterwards he would bend any ear he could find on the subject . |
| 3 | I attended the funeral and for a long time afterwards we , as a family , used to take flowers to the grave . |
| 4 | She joined in their laughing and talking , and for a short time almost forgot her shame . |
| 5 | Once it had dispersed , Bunting was allowed to hold a meeting in the Diamond and for a short time afterwards there was tension as rival groups of teenagers faced each other , but police and DCAC stewards persuaded them to disperse before any trouble broke out . |
| 6 | She remembered his scratched plans and his frowning concentration , and for the first time fully understood that all that persistence had been devoted to the cause of breaking into Parfois . |
| 7 | Demolition trains became a regular sight on Sundays during 1987 however , and for the first time in over 30 years it was possible to photograph trains without the hindrance of electric stanchions . |
| 8 | His two goals helped Vale beat local rivals Stoke for the first time since 1956 and for the first time ever in the FA Cup . |
| 9 | He hat talked about his brother 's death , and for the first time ever someone had not laid the blame at his door . |
| 10 | And for the first time ever , Texas tasted victory : |
| 11 | But it is so vindictively cold in this ill-lit room , and my alabaster hand aches so much from the thousands of words I have put down on this unhappy day , and my head still throbs , and my stomach is so empty , and my grief is so heavy , that I think it would be wise of me to break off at this point , this hinge , blow out the once again guttering candle and for the third time today go down the stone stairs to streets where it is always February . |
| 12 | For the first time for months , and for the last time ever , I enjoyed the feeling of happiness . |