Example sentences of "was [verb] [adv prt] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |
| 2 | Press restrictions were imposed ( but quickly lifted ) and the weekly current affairs magazine Caretas was closed down for a time , commentators thereby inferring that the chief target of the coup was APRA . |
| 3 | He was knocked out for a time . |
| 4 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |
| 5 | The arrival of the Italian soldiers was held up for a time while the Italian government bargained for an Italian to command the UN forces ( the commander is , as it happens , a Brazilian ) . |