Example sentences of "time [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 2 | With no time to wait for an ambulance , Colin , 27 , rang the midwife who issued instructions as he dashed up and down the stairs between the phone and the bathroom . |
| 3 | Use the extra time to go for a walk around the block , or even just round the building . |
| 4 | ‘ It 's time to go for the jackpot . ’ |
| 5 | Mercury , your ruler , begins to move through your sign , making it a good time to plan for the future . |
| 6 | Again she was a busy young mother who did not really find the time to mourn for the loss of her unborn children . |
| 7 | It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee . |
| 8 | Punjab had been under president 's rule since May 1987 and its assembly , suspended at that time , had been dissolved in March 1988 [ see p. 36692 for constitutional amendment passed at that time allowing for the continuation of president 's rule for three years ] . |
| 9 | When the time approached for a decision on when to ground PA474 , the feeling within the RAF was that PA474 should be kept airworthy for at least another ten years , and the suggestion was made that R5868 should go to Hendon instead , as it was by far the most historical of the two Lancasters . |
| 10 | We have been told that it would be a waste of time applying for a permit for any other foreign rider . |
| 11 | Third , the motorist did NOT ( contrry to The Scotsman 's report ) spend any time looking for a parking space or walking from it to his destination . |
| 12 | Sal continued her job as a waitress in the Commercial Road and spent all her spare time looking for a husband , while Kitty had no trouble in finding any amount of men who were happy to satisfy her every need . |
| 13 | Too many people spend too much time looking for a reason , and fail to take advantage of the simple pleasures that life offers . ’ |
| 14 | I spent a little precious time searching for a telephone , but could n't find one . |
| 15 | You spend less time searching for a place to work and more time actually working . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | ‘ While Ian Wooldridge might spend hours searching for a good line , McIlvanney will spend the time searching for the truth ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But then the time came for the friendship to end . |
| 22 | When the time came for the statement , Dr Clark could be seen on the Opposition front bench , clutching a sheaf of notes . |
| 23 | When the time came for the baby 's baptism , Elizabeth still had not recovered her former vivacity . |
| 24 | It warns you that it 's time to reach for the stop button . |
| 25 | She had lost precious time waiting for the nurse to leave . |
| 26 | That worried us as there were several great skuas working the sky above the bog , and we spent some time waiting for the goose to return before setting off again . |
| 27 | Time to yearn for a botty beautiful |
| 28 | Though expensive and time-consuming , the change cut the time needed for the project from three or four years to two . |
| 29 | In expressing his regret at the violence Roman reinforced the Romanian government 's commitment to minority rights , at the same time pleading for an understanding of the views of Transylvanian Romanians , who had suffered greatly between 1940 and 1944 when northern Transylvania had been under Hungarian rule . |
| 30 | Also on Jan. 8 at the weekly Monday demonstration in Leipzig protesters chanted anti-SED slogans and for the first time called for the resignation of both Modrow and Gregor Gysi ( who had replaced Egon Krenz as SED leader in December — see p. 37108 ) . |