Example sentences of "that for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a fact that for a time last year , there were no statements at all being issued about Northern Ireland by the Labour Party headquarters . |
| 2 | These changes show how financial pressures brought about the collapse of the early Roman coinage system ; so much so that it seems that for a time the Roman state had to fight the war on credit given by some of its citizens . |
| 3 | Although in the sixth century the Byzantine Emperor Justinian 's great generals Belisarius and Narses succeeded in reconquering much of the west , so that for a time the Mediterranean again became a Roman lake , in the following century Europe faced a dangerous new enemy . |
| 4 | At the same time , in political terms , Costa Rica has been drawn much more closely into the US sphere of influence during the 1980s , moving away from the neutral stance it previously took , so that for a time it was one of the host countries for the US-backed Nicaraguan Contras . |
| 5 | Li Yuan stood at the rail , looking out across the darkness of the lake , his sense of ease , of inner stillness , lulling him so that for a time he seemed aware only of the dull murmur of the voices behind him and the soft lapping of the water against the wooden posts of the jetty . |
| 6 | It is little surprise that they are saying that for the time being they will give Mrs Cresson the ‘ benefit of the doubt ’ . |
| 7 | More important , however , was the fact that for the time being other parties of the right — the Carlists and especially the CEDA — commanded the support of those to whom fascism might otherwise have hoped to appeal . |
| 8 | Of its 450 members , 162 last month signed a letter arguing that for the time being Ukraine should hold on to its nuclear weapons . |
| 9 | As you will see from the heading to this minute , I have decided that for the time being we are ‘ the Strategy Unit ’ . |
| 10 | But it is included in the deposit plan of the greenbelt by the County Council , that 's greenbelt land , so I think bearing in mind what the the panel said the other day , I can accept this discussion that for the time being we assume that is in the greenbelt . |
| 11 | But the Coroner says that for the time being , Marc 's death will remain a mystery . |