Example sentences of "[verb] for [pos pn] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | COVER DRAWING FOR OUR TIME |
| 2 | COVER DRAWING FOR OUR TIME |
| 3 | We can not hope to compete with the big stores for plain , cheap knitwear — they can buy their yarn at much better prices than we can and when we add costing for our time we price ourselves out of the market . |
| 4 | While I 'm paying for your time , we 'll discuss whatever I think necessary , ’ and if that was n't enough to send her temper soaring , ‘ So , for a start , you can begin by telling me why , when I know as fact that two men at least hang their hat up in your home , you 're so intent — the glasses , the schoolmarm hairstyle — on living up to the Miss Frostbite label they 've pinned on you here ? ’ |
| 5 | ‘ If we had n't come to an agreement , you 'd be paying for my time as well . ’ |
| 6 | The registered version is configured for your time and place of birth which makes it even more accurate . |
| 7 | You still have a number of financial commitments , and this appears to be an ideal time to ensure that you are adequately reimbursed for your time and talents . |
| 8 | Why , I ca n't even take a bath without being pestered for my time and attention . |
| 9 | In addition to fulfilling its primary function ( ie providing support for elderly persons in a residential setting ) , the manager is also concerned with all the financial aspects of the home ; with equipment purchases , catering , maintenance of premises and gardens ; deploying staff , accounting for their time and arranging appropriate payments ; resolving personnel matters , and so on . |
| 10 | People need to account for their time for many different reasons and so your final template may look quite different once you have tailored it to your needs . |
| 11 | Home to some of the world 's best preserved Greek ruins , Paestum is a town where historic interest , scenic beauty and fine , long beaches compete for your time . |
| 12 | Service users are rarely paid for their time . |
| 13 | There was even a cardboard birthday cake about ten feet across which a couple of girls could leap out of if somebody paid for their time and the hire of a van . |
| 14 | So , what have I got to show for my time as a hostage ? |
| 15 | But to fail at O level might mean that a child ended with nothing at all to show for his time at school . |