Example sentences of "time [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The drama course for professional performers which does not at the present time qualify for a mandatory award , is fully accredited by the National Council of Drama Training as is the Acting Option of the Graduate Diploma course . |
| 2 | Forty years may be a long time to wait for a 19p basic rate of tax . |
| 3 | Seven days — a week — is a long time to wait for a telephone service nowadays . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | A freezer well stocked with little bags , each containing a prepared calorie-counted and fibre-counted meal , provides excellent protection against temptation to break your diet simply because you have n't had time to shop for the right foods . |
| 7 | Use the extra time to go for a walk around the block , or even just round the building . |
| 8 | That gave her time to go for a quick wash . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's time to go for the jackpot . ’ |
| 10 | Mercury , your ruler , begins to move through your sign , making it a good time to plan for the future . |
| 11 | Again she was a busy young mother who did not really find the time to mourn for the loss of her unborn children . |
| 12 | It had not left much time to arrange for a reception committee . |
| 13 | 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 ] . |
| 14 | they are between jobs and are taking time to search for the most appropriate job with the highest wage ( search unemployment ) ; |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | We have been told that it would be a waste of time applying for a permit for any other foreign rider . |
| 17 | However , thought she , it would be right to take the children , which I did — thus proving , not for the first the last time , I 'd be wasting my time applying for the Mensa test . |
| 18 | He spent his time looking for a Jewish homeland that was not Palestine . |
| 19 | Equally , St Paul 's , Shadwell , was at the same time looking for a £6 fee for each iron or lead coffin deposited within a brick-lined grave in the churchyard , though their most expensive intramural location commanded a charge of only £4 18s . |
| 20 | Too many people spend too much time looking for a reason , and fail to take advantage of the simple pleasures that life offers . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | We had spent much time looking for the right place and seemed to have explored almost every corner of the country , from Devon to Cumberland , and had almost settled on a disused mill at Fisherton-de-la-Mare , near Amesbury . |
| 24 | I spent a little precious time searching for a telephone , but could n't find one . |
| 25 | Bayern Munich , Tottenham , Aston Villa , Chelsea and Everton were all linked with Hughes — as Fergie spent his time searching for a new goal star . |
| 26 | You spend less time searching for a place to work and more time actually working . |
| 27 | Rather than waste much time searching for a single , unambiguous statement specifying multimedia on which everyone will agree , we will aim instead for a working understanding of the term . |
| 28 | Finding a special moulding can be a real inspiration for a picture and really boost one 's enthusiasm , so spending some time searching for the perfect frame , or one that is very unusual , can be highly profitable . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | ‘ While Ian Wooldridge might spend hours searching for a good line , McIlvanney will spend the time searching for the truth ’ |