Example sentences of "[vb past] for a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 2 | ‘ Was n't I the best prospect Bermondsey 'ad for a long time before I got me wound ? ’ he asked . |
| 3 | She read for a long time , and I had the bonus of knowing my father was waiting impatiently to fuck her again on this night of nights which was really their honeymoon . |
| 4 | Two days passed , and on Sunday , 16 December , the schooner tried for a second time to get to Fort Davey but was forced back . |
| 5 | I realised that that was an absurdity … after the evidence that India could not be part of the same political system , I still believed for a short time that an Empire of positions — that is to say the possession of points of communication around the globe — gave a significance to this country and a tenable and lasting position . |
| 6 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 7 | Michael Codron had reason to be grateful that it was , especially when in January 1958 it transferred for a third time — or even a fifth , if the pre-West End runs at the Theatre Royal Brighton , and the original Cambridge version , were taken into account — to the Garrick Theatre . |
| 8 | ‘ We drove for a long time . |
| 9 | She closed her eyes again , tossed and turned for a long time , then finally managed to get a couple of hours of disturbed sleep . |
| 10 | Bank current account loan or ordinary loan Cash loan usually for specific purpose ( like buying expensive durables or cars ) for people with bank accounts , usually without security ( unless it 's a large sum or borrowed for a long time ) ; usually fixed , regular payments over two or three ( occasionally up to seven ) years ; interest on what is owed fluctuates in line with but rather higher than bank base rate . |
| 11 | The Hudson Report received a general welcome from interested parties in agricultural education but , like reports on many other areas of further education , nothing happened for a long time . |
| 12 | When it happened for a third time , it became remarkable enough to distract him from a rapt analysis of Heather 's reasoning . |
| 13 | When Lyall left Upton Park , McGiven served for a short time at Chelsea as youth coach before reforming a partnership in Suffolk . |
| 14 | She walked for a long time , while the feeling of the streets changed to night . |
| 15 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 16 | She walked for a long time , past hundreds of doors . |
| 17 | They kissed for a long time , and indeed there was still longing there , in both of them , a kind of hopeless longing . |
| 18 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 19 | They stayed on the hill and talked for a long time . |
| 20 | They sat down and talked for a short time . |
| 21 | Folk myths and wisdoms survived for a long time . |
| 22 | Far from being ‘ immoral ’ or promiscuous , there is plentiful evidence that in fact the working class , partly inheriting structures from their rural predecessors , had a very clear set of ethics of their own which survived for a considerable time . |
| 23 | Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia . |
| 24 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |
| 25 | She had for a while become a Monotype operator , on one of the " women 's machines " , and also remembers " trying to do imposition " and doing a little display work in one mainly jobbing firm where she worked for a short time . |
| 26 | After leaving the magazine , Caroline worked for a short time in the Cardiff newsroom . |
| 27 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 28 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 29 | It rang for a long time , and he thought he was going to be out of luck , but eventually the receiver was picked up the other end . |
| 30 | She chatted for a long time to a friendly Madame Pompadour , who professed to love Wales and bombarded her with intimate questions . |