Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] for a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The improvement in medical knowledge and other changes of recent times made marriage a more stable institution for a time than it was in the Middle Ages . |
| 2 | COUNTY councillor David Clark warned of significant changes to bus services affecting Liss residents at the parish council annual general meeting last week , saying that there was bound to be some confusion for a time . |
| 3 | Perhaps as a result , he lived in some poverty for a time in old age , though he was eventually rescued by his friends . |
| 4 | By night he kept himself from the usual evenings with Henry and Betty , thinking to leave them some space for a time , and he would often take a sleeping pill at eight , before dinner , because sleep had grown difficult . |
| 5 | ‘ If the spirit continues to live after the death of the body , ’ he said to himself , ‘ is it so very surprising if it remains in this world for a time ? ’ |
| 6 | If sexual satisfaction is obtained , there will be some reduction in sexual over-valuation for a time , but where there is no sexual activity , then the over-valuation can increase , and the functions of the ego ideal cease to operate . |
| 7 | Nothing happened with the turbine , but the V8 got as far as running in prototype form in the James Bond Esprit , which Rudd used as his personal car for a time . |
| 8 | I took a dose of the drug whenever I wanted to forget my old , quiet , serious self for a time . |
| 9 | It had large sales for a time in England and America , but it had neither the originality nor the power of his first book . |
| 10 | So I went and lived in public libraries and all-night cafés for a time . |
| 11 | To be fair , these materials performed a useful function for a time in the propellers of Spitfires and similar aircraft . |
| 12 | J. had been with the now famous 617 Squadron for a time , and in talking about this he was able to furnish me with details of an incident which I had vaguely heard of while I was at Bourn . |
| 13 | Elected in 1978 , it is hardly surprising that John Paul should see his task as the re-establishment of order and confidence on pretty traditional lines , though his charismatic personality shown forth throughout the world in an unending series of exciting international tours for a time almost concealed what was going on . |
| 14 | The influence of the Opus Dei lay catholic movement , whose members dominated Francoist economic policy for a time from the late 1950s , was particularly strong in RENFE . |
| 15 | A second rapper causes batted eyelids for a time , and the addition of a second guitar during an encore of ‘ Go Wild ’ suddenly give the sound the extra bite it 's been missing all night , but if 25th Of May are going to appeal on musical merit as a vehicle for their politics , they 'll have to update their sound , experiment and hit harder than this . |
| 16 | General situation : Some central and southeastern parts of England will start cloudy with outbreaks of thundery rain , but will become brighter with some sunny spells for a time later . |
| 17 | Throughout his career , Gaunt was conspicuous for his loyalty to the king , and even when Richard II spurned that loyalty for a time , Gaunt did not associate himself with opposition to the court . |
| 18 | It is equally possible though that she will show no signs whatever of anger in her grief and instead may become apathetic and drained of all energy and normal drive for a time . |
| 19 | Yet Brandt , born illegitimate , exiled under the Nazis , who had even become a Norwegian citizen for a time after the war , had come through many trials . |
| 20 | These will be heavy in some western areas at first , then spread to other central and southern areas for a time . |
| 21 | A title for Jim Molyneaux has been speculated upon — it will fall in his lap whenever he wants to retire — but certainly the Government is not likely to offend unionist sensibilities for a time at least . |
| 22 | Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent for a time , so that you may devote yourselves to prayer . |
| 23 | Although the argon laser offered the best available treatment for a time , newer lasers have now superseded it . |
| 24 | But I know of several people who having been in full-time Christian work have been prepared to get a secular job for a time , until the new church was able to support them . |
| 25 | The call to Gentiles was a disputed matter for a time . |
| 26 | Church planting leaders may have to go back to secular employment for a time to finance the new work . |
| 27 | ( Abberley looks at his own cardiograph for a time . |
| 28 | Well , I suppose you 'd say that Elise and I had a very close relationship for a time . ’ |
| 29 | The Russian Federation for a time revived the old tsarist name of ‘ State Council ’ for the main advisory body to the President ( Rahr , 1991 , pp. 9–12 ) . |
| 30 | Military victory in the Falklands gave Britain a new stature for a time , but by 1987 the impact of this had disappeared . |