Example sentences of "[adj] for the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Without any application to the court , the mortgagee , if his mortgage is a conveyance of the legal estate or ownership , may take possession ; but this course is hazardous , since he may be called upon in a redemption action to account strictly not only for profits actually received by him , but also for those which he might but for his default have received , and all such profits , so far as they exceed the interest due for the time being , must be set off against the principal . |
| 2 | ‘ Music that 's right for the time , ’ butts in drummer John ( yes , the drummer — you can tell a band is going places when even the stick-head looks good and demands to have his say ) . |
| 3 | Are there ideas which were not right for the time but which could be revived and used , ow ? |
| 4 | Well I should leave that because that would be right for the time . |
| 5 | Mr Guerin 's lawyer said he had advised Mr Guerin to say as little as possible for the time being . |
| 6 | In the twelfth century marriages were generally arranged by parents , guardians or overlords , so this move was quite normal for the time , marriages being primarily matters of finance or territory , rather than of the heart . |
| 7 | The rest of the afternoon had been more or less normal for the time of year except that Ted had been following Pete around for most of it , trying to pump him for details of what had happened between him and Diane Jackson . |
| 8 | The glucose level was normal for the time of day , and everyone was pleased . |
| 9 | The temperature will rise to a maximum of about nine degrees Celsius , about normal for the time of year . |
| 10 | Sales volumes in May were up on a year ago for the fifth month in a row but they remained well below normal for the time of year , he said . |
| 11 | Motor traders reported a small fall in sales in the year to May following five months of growth , but business remained below normal for the time of year . |
| 12 | Shop sales grew again in May , but the upturn was relatively modest with sales still well below normal for the time of year . |
| 13 | The survey indicates that sales volumes are up , but they still remain below what retailers would consider to be normal for the time of year . ’ |
| 14 | Both sides have struggled in the league this year and Haslemere were grateful for the time and space they were allowed in this match . |
| 15 | Acting chairman Dr James Smith said : ‘ He is an extremely busy man and we are grateful for the time and effort he gave . ’ |
| 16 | Make the most of British pork because prices are low for the time of year . |
| 17 | But nevertheless it 's im important to remember that this is a survey erm which is conducted at the time of year when most compan or many companies raise their list prices and if one looks at the past sort of record of this survey both at the regional level and the national level , one generally does see a bit of an upturn in the pr in the prices numbers at this time of year because people are raising their list prices erm and once you allow for that erm I think these numbers are er very good in terms of prices trends , very low for the time of year . |
| 18 | Whatever else it may betoken , it is clear for the time being that Mr Laws will not be asked to put on his war-paint and go a-hunting for scalps " . |
| 19 | I kept them clean and well-dressed , made sure they ate the right things , had regular dental checks and all that , but some of my methods were unorthodox for the time . |
| 20 | Her own tastes were all wrong for the times ; she liked the flaying moral tracts of the Christian Socialists and a kind of violent wit that had hardly existed since Pope . |
| 21 | A spokesman said the workload is unusually high for the time of year . |
| 22 | 185 Squadron now moved to Takali alongside the newly-arrived unit with its own remaining ten Mark Is and two Mark IIs , leaving Luqa and Hal Far free for the time being for use as staging airfields to Egypt , and as bases for the bombers and reconnaissance aircraft . |
| 23 | And strange to say , it had coal fires in the winter , huge coal fires to keep it warm , or attempt to do , and most of the classrooms were only divided by portable partitions so that while we went from class to class as the two or three years went by , it really was in one long building and quite adequate for the time . |
| 24 | Accordingly we would have to play along with the British for the time being , and take the beating which inevitably results through our association with an ally whom the Egyptians and other Arab states hated as imperialists . |
| 25 | He conceded that his preferred solution of involving the Soviet Union in a guarantee was impracticable for the time being but it remained the most satisfactory long-term solution . |
| 26 | The column for telephone numbers of Melanie 's family would have to remain empty for the time being . |
| 27 | Joan is growing old for the time being . |
| 28 | A decision now has to be made about whether this rearrangement is acceptable for the time being or whether some further rearrangement might be more satisfactory . |
| 29 | This will do no good for Amsterdam 's tourist trade and London will be wetter than average for the time of year . |
| 30 | St Mary 's chose to perform The Nativity , which was appropriate for the time of the year . |