Example sentences of "the time [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the legal tangle surrounding ‘ culpability ’ was never really unravelled : no eye-witnesses , contradictory evidence on possible mechanical faults , discrepancies about the time recorded for the breathalyser test — these factors resulted in Kemp getting away comparatively lightly , being banned from driving for three years only , with what must have seemed to many the derisory fine of only four hundred pounds . |
| 2 | Again she was a busy young mother who did not really find the time to mourn for the loss of her unborn children . |
| 3 | And when the time came for the A 's big bats to show their muscle , they froze like rabbits in the spotlight of Orel Hershiser 's fastball . |
| 4 | When the time came for the statement , Dr Clark could be seen on the Opposition front bench , clutching a sheaf of notes . |
| 5 | Despite publicity about their strict code of conduct , it was obvious that the rules had been broken because when the time came for the first troupe to go home , John was astounded to learn that eight out of the sixteen had married during the run and intended to remain behind and every one of the other eight was engaged . |
| 6 | When the time came for the cake to be cut , Breeze handed the knife to Susan — but her wrists were not strong enough to saw through the solid mass . |
| 7 | Reading the Bible was a fascinating experience but prayer was hard , and churchgoing and worship were also something to be lived through until the time came for the sermon , which I relished . |
| 8 | When the time came for the baby 's baptism , Elizabeth still had not recovered her former vivacity . |
| 9 | But when the time came for the annual bail-out , the recession-strapped Culture Ministry balked . |
| 10 | The time came for the Blackshirts to leave the cafe . |
| 11 | This , at its most exalted , represented the aspiration of Owenism ; and though few Owenites would have heard the song , when the time came for the countless host to stream in through gates of pearl , that surely is what they could have sung as they marched . |
| 12 | When the time came for the children to go home , Rabscuttle went too . |
| 13 | When the time came for the machine which had been keeping her husband alive to be turned off , my friend faced the reality of his condition and let him go . |
| 14 | When the time came for the women to take their seats in the coach , Silas , Lucy and Jean stood to wave farewell . |
| 15 | But then the time came for the friendship to end . |
| 16 | After a brief warm-up , participants dispersed to try out the various sports , and then the time came for the games , which involved the competitors in ( among other things ) rushing to get balls round traffic cones , and into baskets . |
| 17 | And I find that my father , who was old too , at the time substituted for the father and I have an excellent relationship with my son ! |
| 18 | Has not the time come for the Government to commit themselves unequivocally to legislate in the next Parliament so that those who wish to shop on Sunday and exercise their free choice to do so are enabled to do so by total deregulation of the law ? |
| 19 | At the time appointed for the auction the poor and the thrifty were left to man the ramparts ; everyone else crowded into the hall of the Residency which was considered to be the most suitable place for the proceedings . |
| 20 | If there is no quorum present within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting , it must be adjourned for not more than twenty-one days ( r 6.91(3) ) to such a time and place as the chairman thinks fit ( r 6.91(2) ) . |
| 21 | Forms of proxy must reach the Company 's Share Registrars , or the registered office of the Company , not less than 48 hours before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting . |
| 22 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting , the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such time and place as the Directors may determine . |
| 23 | If a quorum is not present within half an hour from the time appointed for the meeting , the meeting shall stand adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place or to such time and place as the Directors may determine . |
| 24 | Instruments appointing proxies must be lodged with the company 's registrars not less than forty-eight hours before the time fixed for the meeting . |
| 25 | Yet she sensed that now was not the time to press for a formal interview . |
| 26 | A Guardian stalwart made a telling observation about him : ‘ While Ian Wolldridge might spend hours searching for the good line , Hugh will spend the time searching for the truth ’ — and suddenly I saw McIlvanney almost as if he were a bare-knuckle fighter in one of his brother 's novels . |
| 27 | ‘ While Ian Wooldridge might spend hours searching for a good line , McIlvanney will spend the time searching for the truth ’ |
| 28 | The distance between any two points would then he proportional to the number of neurones a message must traverse to get from one to the other ; it would also be roughly proportional to the time taken for a neural message to travel between them . |
| 29 | The challenge involves a variety of modes of transport and the time taken for a particular journey , typically a journey to work during the rush hour . |
| 30 | The rates of diffusion of two gases may be compared by measuring the time taken for a given volume of each gas to diffuse through a porous surface under identical conditions . |