Example sentences of "is [vb pp] for [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this way , should you be unable to attend at the last moment and he has to sit twiddling his thumbs in his consulting room because it is too late to give the appointment to anyone else , he is recompensed for the wasted time . |
| 2 | The successful " buck-a-day " cost-cutting programme that is used in the USA works because the strong motivation Is applied for a short time . |
| 3 | If the stress is applied for a short time , then removed , the sample snaps back to its original length suggesting that some ‘ memory ’ of its initial unstretched condition is retained . |
| 4 | You will have to weigh it again once it is stuffed for an exact time . |
| 5 | One way of overcoming this is by spinning a large-area sample of the solid in the laser beam , so that any individual spot is irradiated for a short time only , and is able to cool before being brought back into the beam . |
| 6 | If however , the stress is maintained for a sufficient time , there is a general tendency for chains to unravel and slip past one another into new positions where the segments can relax and regain a stable coiled form . |
| 7 | Often this has been because THE new housing market has been buoyant and it has been acknowledged that this market can not be missed as , at best , it is lost for a CONSIDERABLE time . |
| 8 | As PC Lesley Harrison lies fighting for her life in hospital the Government should take immediate steps to ensure that anybody who attacks a member of any of the security services is imprisoned for a long time . |
| 9 | The QRF is changed for the final time , and the boys get to bed . |