Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quick , sharp beverage that hits you in the throat and then in the guts ; that changes , perhaps only for a time , your way of seeing the world ? |
| 2 | In 1973 the Ladies ' Committee concerned itself with this seat reporting ‘ It was a pity to leave it in the wet even if only there for the time being ’ . |
| 3 | She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time . |
| 4 | However , due to the limited capacities of the Committee it was recommended that the group should concentrate on running the centre more effectively for the time being and to engage management consultants to help it develop the capacity to run more complicated projects . |
| 5 | But ( as medieval quacks knew ) more easily for a time , with the patient bled of his humours . |
| 6 | And , since the casualty list of the Westland Affair , there have been signs that the Thatcher Cabinet may function more collectively for a time at least . |
| 7 | The Falklands obliged Mrs Thatcher to behave more collectively for a time , as did the unexpectedly hostile reaction across the political spectrum to her handling of the trade-union issue at GCHQ , where policy-making by cabal truly backfired . |
| 8 | catching on reasonably well for the time of the year ? |
| 9 | Now I want you to promise , as soon as I go , when you get that money , you 'll take it and the child and go off somewhere abroad for a time . |
| 10 | At a time when only the Northumbrians , and then only for a time in the reign of Eadberht ( 737–58 ) , minted coins of pure silver , southern England experienced a decline in the quality of its sceattas . |
| 11 | The likelihood that , after all the fanfare and ultimatums , it is not going to happen , or at least not for the time being , is another boost for the ‘ rebel ’ general in his lonely defiance of Lebanon 's Muslims — indeed , a good many of its Christians , too — much of the Arab world , and international communities . |
| 12 | In this case , in fact , it has not proved necessary to move to the next stage of passing a statute , at least not for the time being . |
| 13 | It did quite well for a time . ’ |
| 14 | She 'd go again then for a time , perhaps three or four months . |
| 15 | On the other hand , order out of chaos and the rebirth of a defeated nation were admirable reasons for being attracted to Fascism , yet they were n't the real ones in her case , and even if Hitler had mesmerised her very conclusively for a time , she was older and wiser now and able to revise her view of a man who could change his principles so casually in the light of expediency . |