Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] for a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the story I have just told , I explain how self-image dominated my life for a time . |
| 2 | Gatsby does have more success than Clegg , as he and Daisy do rekindle their affair for a time and plan for Daisy to leave her husband . |
| 3 | ‘ Just give her liquids for a time , ’ he said and dropped his professional air . |
| 4 | Himself an illegitimate son of Mary 's father , James V , and a collaborator in the murder of Darnley , Moray held on to his captive for a time in that Loch Leven castle where the queen had also been imprisoned . |
| 5 | It played on his mind for a time and eventually he had to work out a kind of therapy to get her out of his brain . |
| 6 | He was diffident — unlike Ernest who was good at all games — and preoccupied with his country pursuits , but they found him companionable ; himself capable of long hours of solitude , he could always find acquaintances ready to share his company for a time ; but only a few dedicated companions shared his exacting singleminded concentration on these occupations . |
| 7 | Frustrations will cloud your horizons for a time but you will shake them off and emerge well pleased with your efforts . |
| 8 | ‘ Let's keep our presents for a time . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's keep our presents for a time . ’ |
| 10 | I am sure that if we could have met , all estrangement would have vanished instantly ; but , having to rely on the written word ( and that in the cramped space of air-letters which took so long to come and go ) , and missing expression of face and tone of voice , to which we were both very sensitive , we kept up our guard for a time . |