Example sentences of "[verb] for [art] time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I pull up and watch for a time but typically the bird does not re-appear . |
| 2 | So deep was the division on the " entrist tactic " that the unified body reached the compromise of working within the Labour Party for a period and then withdrawing for a time and continuing independent activity . |
| 3 | The 1992 Waverley Championships were swum at Cranleigh last weekend and Haslemere swimmers came back with 27 medals , just reward for the time and effort they put into their training . |
| 4 | Stopping people by asking for the time or change is a favourite mugging trick — especially when there is more than one attacker . |
| 5 | The use of Masai in broadcasts should be introduced for a time but should not , he said , become ‘ a permanent privilege ’ . |
| 6 | A program which depends on several hours of training does not allow for the time and number constraints of the classroom . |
| 7 | But the reunion almost ended as soon as it started , for after chatting for a time and parting , Betty realised they had not exchanged phone numbers . |