Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorry drivers in a transport cafe enjoying their breakfast were marooned for a time and really the best form of transport was by canoe . |
| 2 | The attackers gave themselves up and the incident so shocked the student fraternity that further protests were muted for a time . |
| 3 | Here , while the mood of the great hall slowly passed from them , all three were silent for a time . |
| 4 | If she was depressed for a time , he blamed it on the illness she had had , and was sympathetic . |
| 5 | There is no broadcast equivalent to ‘ popular press ’ , though the term ‘ pop radio , was current for a time in the 1970s . |
| 6 | Absorbing many of the energies that had been concentrated in Independent Producers , Korda 's London Films was able for a time to resist the drift towards cosiness . |
| 7 | Einstein proposed a box full of radiation with a clock-operated shutter , so arranged that it was open for a time At , letting out some radiation during this period . |
| 8 | Shepherd was silent for a time , considering , then he leaned forward and set his glass down on the table at his side . |
| 9 | She sat at his bedside and was silent for a time , letting him watch her . |
| 10 | So , with the death of Ferdinand all was quiet for a time . |
| 11 | She was quiet for a time and when she spoke again her manner was more confiding . |