Example sentences of "[pron] [adj] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | His brother has lent him some for the time being , but Mr Szuluk says without proper clothes , he ca n't get a job . |
| 2 | Basically , the head teacher must consider it inappropriate for the time being for the pupil to follow the National Curriculum and that either ( 1 ) circumstances giving rise to that opinion are likely to change within six months or ( 2 ) that the pupil may have special educational needs requiring modification of the National Curriculum and temporary exception is necessary while those needs are assessed . |
| 3 | ‘ So you 'll need to make yourself scarce for a time , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 4 | The emeralds must go , they would bring in enough money to pay some of the debtors sufficient to keep them quiet for a time . |
| 5 | ‘ For pity 's sake just sit there and try not to do anything silly for the time it takes me to fill two bowls with cawl . ’ |