Example sentences of "be [adj] for a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | To them I 'll say you 'll find things are strange for a time but , with the help of your colleagues , you 'll soon find your feet but , for yourselves , avoid falling into the bad habits of others . |
| 2 | Broken bones must be set quickly and they are weak for a time . |
| 3 | Anyone might , anyone could , anyone would be welcome for a time or half a time . |
| 4 | He said it would be hard for a time . ’ |
| 5 | A health-cure , they held , may be healthy for a time , but it was always hard to imagine any of them , at any time , with a copy of Joyce 's Finnegans Wake ( 1939 ) in hand . |
| 6 | If this fails , the carer should leave the room , or take the patient into another room where he will be alone for a time . |
| 7 | In the process of treating chronic disease , the patient often experiences a recurrence of old symptoms , and this can be distressing for a time . |
| 8 | Lorry drivers in a transport cafe enjoying their breakfast were marooned for a time and really the best form of transport was by canoe . |
| 9 | The attackers gave themselves up and the incident so shocked the student fraternity that further protests were muted for a time . |
| 10 | Here , while the mood of the great hall slowly passed from them , all three were silent for a time . |
| 11 | As two young married couples they had been close for a time when they lived near Stoke , although Carole had not got on at all well with Amaranth . |
| 12 | Early versions of the theory were inconsistent with the observation that some matter is stable for a time that exceeds about 10 -8 seconds . |
| 13 | If she was depressed for a time , he blamed it on the illness she had had , and was sympathetic . |
| 14 | There is no broadcast equivalent to ‘ popular press ’ , though the term ‘ pop radio , was current for a time in the 1970s . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Shepherd was silent for a time , considering , then he leaned forward and set his glass down on the table at his side . |
| 18 | She sat at his bedside and was silent for a time , letting him watch her . |
| 19 | So , with the death of Ferdinand all was quiet for a time . |
| 20 | She was quiet for a time and when she spoke again her manner was more confiding . |