Example sentences of "for the time [noun sg] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later we will discuss different technical constructions , but for the time being we will define precisely what makes melody , and what , probably , makes it distinctive . |
| 2 | We still have a detective sergeant and a couple of local officers working on it , but for the time being we 've run out of anything to go on . |
| 3 | We still have a detective sergeant and a couple of local officers working on it , but for the time being we 've run out of anything to go on . |
| 4 | Inevitably , writing for the Cornhill gave him a first experience of the restrictions imposed on authors by the readers of quality magazines , but for the time being he was happy to compromise in the interests of his career . |
| 5 | Roy says he 'd like to blow a raspberry at its decision , but for the time being he 'll abide by its ruling . |
| 6 | ‘ There is a possibility that this chap will move to another university next year , but for the time being I 've had to look for a way to take the heat off . |
| 7 | But for the time being I happen to think it best to wait a little , in the hope that something triggers your memory into returning of its own accord . ’ |
| 8 | But for the time being it gives Japanese firms a small advantage . |
| 9 | The steamroller had hit a bump , but for the time being it was back on course . |
| 10 | So for the time being it would be prudent to treat money as a major variable in our relationship with crime and conformity . |
| 11 | She did what she chose to do , and was as for the time being she chose to be . |