Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He fled Britain for a time to escape debts . |
| 2 | He went to Gouesnou during a recent visit to meet friends who helped him to evade capture for a time . |
| 3 | The storm , which cut power for a time , hit the Wimboldsley area near Nantwich , Cheshire , at about 4am . |
| 4 | Berwick was well placed to withstand siege for a time ; but two score thousand people take a deal of feeding , and provisions began to grow short despite severe rationing . |
| 5 | The RFU should also take the overdue step of encouraging the development of the game in state schools by paying teachers for the time they spend coaching . |
| 6 | Only a few places , like the Pool of Virkie at the south end of Shetland , attract waders for a time on migration , and most of them move on to richer pastures for the water . |
| 7 | 681 to Malmesbury ( CS 59 : S 71 ) , and a certain Berhtwald , possibly the nephew of Aethelred , who befriended Wilfrid for a time c . |
| 8 | And the conclusion of that is we go for a criteria based approach for the time being , see see what the response was to that er and nothing was said about identifying the site as such . |
| 9 | Father Anstruther , the former vicar who lived rather too near , was to do duty for the time of Mark 's absence — not an entirely satisfactory arrangement but the best that could be made . |
| 10 | I know that Jim Miller 's parents have hired protection for the time being , until they decide they 're safe from reprisals . |
| 11 | The crossbow , most useful in defence when the crossbowman , who needed protection for the time required to wind up his weapon , could hide himself behind a wall , was an elitist weapon , most effective in the hands of Gascons , who fought in Wales for Edward I , and of Genoese , a large contingent of whom fought on the French side at Crécy . |
| 12 | Though it has n't been ruled out , another British airlift seems unlikeley for the time being . |
| 13 | I had Mr Harris , the vet , out to him once or twice , and he gave him tablets which worked miracles for a time . |
| 14 | The leave-taking this time was formal , bearing none of the displays of emotion that had marked Prince Richard 's departure — the queen-dowager was but bidding farewell , it was thought , to her son 's bride , a young lady who was going to the royal palace within the Tower to keep company for a time with her husband . |
| 15 | BA said it would operate 13 former Dan-Air short-haul routes from Gatwick , using Dan-Air liveried aircraft for the time being . |
| 16 | Use bactericide for the time being to guard against infection , but do nothing else which may further stress the fish . |
| 17 | When all become bureaucrats for a time , no bureaucracy can develop . |
| 18 | It was necessary , she told her persuasively , that she leave sanctuary for the time being . |
| 19 | The FBI said it has ceased negotiations for the time being with Texas cult leader David Koresh , holed up with his followers in a fortified compound , to allow him to talk with his lawyer . |
| 20 | Participants may read the transcript and , if they are unhappy , can veto release for a time . |
| 21 | The monster might breathe fire for a time but , sooner or later , the general public would forget about the lion 's head and remember only the goat 's body and serpent 's tail . |
| 22 | They said he had been taken to a nearby farmhouse where he was being given shelter for the time being , and that his name was Eric . |
| 23 | Despite the opposition of his father he took up the study of medicine , first at Leipzig University and then in Vienna , where his funds ran out , forcing him to take employment for a time with the Governor of Transylvania until he had accumulated sufficient money to continue his studies . |
| 24 | But er it would cause chaos for a time |
| 25 | JUDGE William Crawford , 55 , who kissed a woman usher in chambers , has been told not to resume duties for the time being . |