Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the time being " in BNC.
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1 | This cloak was the principal relic of the west Frankish kings of Neustria , and wherever the Neustrian kings were , it went with them to adorn whatever building became for the time being the royal chapel . |
2 | The panic receded for the time being . |
3 | In spite of the war , trolleybus conversions continued for the time being in other parts of London , but did not affect the Croydon area directly . |
4 | Compassion for Antoinette Gebrec had for the time being taken her mind off her own disillusionment . |
5 | The municipal coat of arms and fleet numbers remained for the time being . |
6 | He was , and he remained for the time being , a figure of comic relief . |
7 | made a Lady , or made I mean she was given that title , or actually I 'm dead against the fact it was her husband who was given the title , erm but to abstract away from that at the moment , somebody who 's been in public service all their lives and who 's devoted much of their life to the cause of the people , I mean I realize that an awful lot of people would think that Margaret Thatcher has n't done that , but let's say that , for the sake of the argument , that at least that 's what she intended for the time being |
8 | Encouraged by a major project entitled ‘ Wien in Berlin ’ , abandoned for the time being , Thomas Schulter and the Austrian Helmut Federle have agreed to stage an exhibition of paintings and drawings in August , with works by Sol Le Witt completing the show . |
9 | Neither the Conservatives nor Labour , therefore , had a chance of retaining or obtaining office unless they abandoned for the time being the principal position which they fought the election to obtain . |