Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] time for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits . |
| 2 | There is no length to a discussion , unlike a talk where speakers are given a specific time for delivery . |
| 3 | DEC 's Alpha , meanwhile , was given a hard time for being late into the market . |
| 4 | It has taken a long time for such unashamed aspiration to reach these shores , yet now , that mentality which is increasingly being demanded by the British in pursuance of their leisure activities , has finally arrived . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's taken a long time for the guilt to surface . ’ |
| 6 | It has taken a long time for those engaged in mainstream adult education to attribute any significance to the Women 's Movement . |
| 7 | It had taken a long time for the initial hostility and suspicion between them to wear off . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
| 9 | She had waited a long time for this moment . |
| 10 | ‘ She has waited a long time for rest . |
| 11 | An overwhelmed Fogarty said : ‘ I 've waited a long time for this . |
| 12 | So erm I 'm you kn I do n't propose to do that again because I would n't er I would n't arrange a speaker if we had a full table show but it 's nice to know that it did work out because we were , I was forced into a corner a little bit erm and I think it was worth it because we as I say I 've waited a long time for Danny and he was well worth listening to , I can listen to Danny for hours because he he just speaks and , and tells you about his fish , I 'm , I 'm very very fond of listening to Danny cos I think he gives a good talk . |
| 13 | Clough has waited a long time for a decent run to establish himself after more than two years as squad makeweight . |
| 14 | Darlington had waited a long time for a shopping centre , she said , but the wait had its advantages . |
| 15 | I 've waited a long time for this . ’ |