Example sentences of "for much [prep] the time [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For much of the time they slept and when she was n't sleeping Diana frequently visited the kitchens , the domain of ‘ Swampie ’ Marsh and fellow chefs . |
| 2 | Only the political pertinence of that collectivity was variable , and for much of the time its pertinence was low . |
| 3 | For much of the time she was delirious , but there were lucid intervals , during which she was slightly comforted to understand that the nightmares that had tormented her were products of the disease and not of reality . |
| 4 | It needed to be , too , for much of the time she was pushing her way through undergrowth and around patches of thicket too dense for them to penetrate . |
| 5 | It was built in 1490 and for much of the time it was owned by the Darrel family . |
| 6 | For much of the time it took me through farmland , amidst the pleasant aroma of meadows , and often I found myself slowing the Ford to a crawl to better appreciate a stream or a valley I was passing . |
| 7 | And for much of the time it follows the Minchmoor Road , an ancient drove road which was also used by Scottish monarchs staying at Traquair House . |
| 8 | The period is 313 days , and the range from 5.4 to 10.5 , so that for much of the time it is out of binocular range . |
| 9 | These incidents are rare not only because national emergencies are mercifully infrequent , but because for much of the time there is an instinctive understanding between the governors of the broadcasting organization and the government of the nation , as the corporation 's behaviour on issues like appeasement demonstrates ; Reith succumbed to the same collective delusion that had seized Chamberlain , his foreign secretary , Halifax , and most of the population . |
| 10 | For much of the time there was continuous subcutaneous and repressed friction , broken by occasional and emotionally trying attempts at reconciliation . |