Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [adj] time by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It resembles the pictures of dancers frozen for all time by the potters who made the Greek vases just to display their feats . |
| 2 | The author was , for example , frustrated for some time by a field name written in 1736 as Abboxry Land , and could come to no sensible conclusion as to what was meant . |
| 3 | It has been advanced for some time by both the Liberal party and the Electoral Reform Society . |
| 4 | Increases in the volume of shipping are usually accommodated for some time by existing docks and harbours before the pressure on them leads to a heavy capital investment in fresh and usually lengthy building . |
| 5 | Concern had been voiced for some time by the Office of Fair Trading ( OFT ) as to the restrictive practices maintained by the Stock Exchange : |