Example sentences of "time [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Forty years may be a long time to wait for a 19p basic rate of tax . |
| 2 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 3 | Mrs Freda Bastianelli , the mother of four-month-old twin boys , who has a house on the shoreline , complained that another year was a long time to wait for a possible cure . |
| 4 | Use the extra time to go for a walk around the block , or even just round the building . |
| 5 | That gave her time to go for a quick wash . |
| 6 | It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee . |
| 7 | Time to yearn for a botty beautiful |
| 8 | Yet she sensed that now was not the time to press for a formal interview . |
| 9 | We had time to potter for a while before our train , which was hauled by ‘ Tom Rolt ’ . |
| 10 | Speculation emerged in both Manila and Washington that the plan was designed to play for sufficient time to allow for a reversal of the Senate 's decision after the election of its new President in May 1992 . |
| 11 | This is no time to ask for a pay rise |
| 12 | This is no time to ask for a pay rise |
| 13 | That there had been no time to prepare for a gradual hand-over of power , to make plans for social , political , economic and military integration , only made things worse . |
| 14 | It can sometimes be argued that the child 's interests will be served by allowing a parent or another party to the proceedings further time to prepare for a hearing but this will depend very much on the circumstances of the case . |