Example sentences of "[verb] for [adj] time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 2 | First , that we have no intention of abandoning public ownership and accepting for all time the present frontier of the public sector . |
| 3 | Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer . |
| 4 | Armed at all points against the possible disappointments of her life , conscious of the responsibilities of protecting her mother and sister , worried at the gaps in her education , anxious about nuns and antique dealers , she had forgotten for some time the necessity for personal happiness . |
| 5 | He still dreamt of avenging the shame of Kosovo and of ending for all time the ‘ long Turkish night ’ . |
| 6 | The mistake was made even more stupid by the fact that he had known for some time the big tides were due . |
| 7 | Shells , like trees , bear for all time a record of organism 's growth pattern . |