Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [verb] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The October 1990 rate cut was anticipated for some time in advance by the gilt market which bought gilts and drove up gilt prices ( see Fig. 17.3 ) , as was the continued fall in base rates over the next two years . |
| 2 | This retractive action of linear uncrosslinked polymers can be observed if the time interval between extension and release is short , but if the stress is maintained for some time , then a relaxation process takes place allowing the tension to decay eventually to zero . |
| 3 | So either we shall have to disallow such a possibility and decree that nothing qualifies as a genuine proposition unless its truth-value is fixed for all time , i.e. that all propositions are what is sometimes called " eternal " propositions , or we shall have to accept that truth-value is not an integral part of the objective propositional content . |
| 4 | Yeah , they should n't , they should n't cos his music was made for that time . |
| 5 | There are other benefits too , but probably more appreciated by busy kitchen staff , for instance , the oven is occupied for less time on each item and therefore free for other foods . |
| 6 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 7 | This is only true if the image is projected for less time than it takes for the eye to move . |
| 8 | It was an effort even to fetch coal from outside , and a herculean struggle was called for each time I opened the garage doors which faced the prevailing gales . |
| 9 | The views of his Ministerial colleagues , not least the Prime Minister , will be of particular relevance whenever a subject overruns departmental boundaries and the Home Office is competing for Parliamentary time . |
| 10 | ’ My reconnaissance visit is scheduled for some time in January . ’ |
| 11 | After closure of Woodhead as a through route , the Sheffield to Penistone section was retained for some time in order to allow upgrading of the route via Barnsley . |