Example sentences of "for a [adj] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | A worker-directed study conducted in the mid-1970s considered as temporary workers all who had a job which was available only for a limited time and all who were themselves available for their jobs for only a limited period of time . |
| 2 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
| 3 | The plaintiff 's declaration alleged that he was owner of the Queen 's Theatre , that he had contracted with Johanna Wagner , a famous operatic singer , to perform exclusively in the theatre for a certain time and that the defendant , owner of a rival theatre , wishing himself to obtain Miss Wagner 's services ‘ knowing the premises and maliciously intending to injure the plaintiff … enticed and persuaded [ her ] to refuse to perform . ’ |
| 4 | The peasant then walks past the corpse for a second time and emerges to ask the same question . |
| 5 | Liz Boatman , who played professionally in the States before being reinstated as an amateur , captains the side for a second time and is delighted at the way the growth of the pro circuit has revitalised the amateur game . |
| 6 | Molla Husrev became solely [ Mufti ] ( mustakil olup ) for a second time and continued until he died in [ 8 ] 85 . |
| 7 | ‘ I have since taken maternity leave for a second time and now also work to some extent from home . |
| 8 | It was in her honour that he , too , had shaved for a second time and puffed Carole 's deodorant over his private parts . |
| 9 | ‘ I lived in America for a long time and I can see through the glossy image-making of his campaign , I think . |
| 10 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 11 | Australia has been isolated from the rest of the world for a long time and its flora and fauna are unique having evolved on their own without competition from species elsewhere . |
| 12 | Very simple and very complex organisms have lived side by side for a long time and both have evolved together . |
| 13 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 14 | Old John Knox had been ill for a long time and , two years after I joined the firm , he was told that he must retire . |
| 15 | Madame la Comtesse , I have been in love with Mademoiselle your daughter for a long time and I wish to make her my wife . |
| 16 | He was on the dole for a long time and he used to just eat mashed potato and things like that . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I have lived in the district for a long time and regard myself as a ‘ local ’ . ’ |
| 18 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
| 19 | Suffice it to say that Demons have now completed their worst season for a long time and that Admirals ‘ B ’ , with a match in hand , are only 99 points behind Borderers and are favourites for promotion . |
| 20 | I have been a fan of hers for a long time and it is wonderful to see that she is now achieving the status and success that she deserves . |
| 21 | The manufacturers of the robot arm have not advertised in the hobby electronics press for a long time and a disadvantage of their interface was that both software and hardware were designed specifically for the BBC computer . |
| 22 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
| 23 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 25 | ‘ I have been at ITN for a long time and come from a traditional news background . |
| 26 | ‘ We 've acted for the club for a long time and have always had a good relationship with them . |
| 27 | I have followed him for a long time and his work just gets better and better . |
| 28 | It is a great help to use a good tungsten-tipped wheel cutter , as it will stay sharp for a long time and pay for its slightly higher cost with better cutting . |
| 29 | Looking immaculate in a bright red suit she said : ‘ I have been looking forward to this moment for a long time and I am glad to have been a part of it . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |