Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the material is not topical and is delayed for some time before being sent out the date should be changed . |
| 2 | There are other benefits too , but probably more appreciated by busy kitchen staff , for instance , the oven is occupied for less time on each item and therefore free for other foods . |
| 3 | A ‘ minder ’ is allocated , who is freed for that time to assist the trainee . |
| 4 | But they should have used ethylene glycol and not water since the bumpouses were a very very new phenomenon and the little bumpouses melted and formed an impenetrable crust in that area which , from that time forth , served to remind the silly , pea-brained man species that new thinking is needed for new times . |
| 5 | ’ My reconnaissance visit is scheduled for some time in January . ’ |
| 6 | One of the country 's leading experts on the secret services says the evidence confirms what he 's known for some time . |
| 7 | So either we shall have to disallow such a possibility and decree that nothing qualifies as a genuine proposition unless its truth-value is fixed for all time , i.e. that all propositions are what is sometimes called " eternal " propositions , or we shall have to accept that truth-value is not an integral part of the objective propositional content . |
| 8 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 9 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 10 | When elongated in the presence of all four ribonucleotides , the full-length transcript is obtained within one minute , with no variation observed if elongation is continued for longer times . |
| 11 | This retractive action of linear uncrosslinked polymers can be observed if the time interval between extension and release is short , but if the stress is maintained for some time , then a relaxation process takes place allowing the tension to decay eventually to zero . |