Example sentences of "[num] [noun] for the time " in BNC.

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1 Roxie Farmer and Shirley Place , unlikely sisters-in-law , were under one roof for the time being .
2 Whether any of the grudges was strong enough to justify murder was another consideration he put on one side for the time being .
3 Eager to hound down deals with users of the major databases , the company is laying low with Accell/TP on its Unify 2000 database for the time being .
4 But it seemed as if Bert 's job , possibly conveniently , prevented him from coming anywhere near Four Winds for the time being .
5 Having impounded these two sets for the time , we give our full attention to such influences as the inducements which good fishing wages will offer to sailors to stay in their fishing homes for a year or two , instead of applying for work on a ship .
6 After the hearing the mother asked the local authority to accommodate the two boys for the time being and that was done by placement in foster care .
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