Example sentences of "but for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But for a time in 1990 it seemed likely to split apart . |
| 2 | The costs of ruling an " empire " were high , but for a time in the 1760s the revenues of northern India were almost self-supporting , with no bullion being exported in 1767 – . |
| 3 | But for the time being , with a young family at home , he is very happy to have switched to contract catering . |
| 4 | But for the time being it gives Japanese firms a small advantage . |
| 5 | The steamroller had hit a bump , but for the time being it was back on course . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But for the time being , dancing meant little to him . |
| 8 | The cost of the replacement equipment is thus reduced and may attract CGT when it is disposed of ; but for the time being , liability for CGT is avoided . |
| 9 | But for the time being this will do nicely . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | In later years Nietzsche came to have a more favourable attitude to these aspects of classical studies , but for the time being his dissatisfaction was almost unqualified . |
| 12 | But for the time being the whole field of myth was reinterpreted in terms of Dionysiac pessimism and thereby revitalized , gaining a new weight and significance . |
| 13 | Whether such a prognosis is indeed likely or not is a question to which we shall return shortly , but for the time being let us merely note the danger , which is in any event a very real one , and pass on . |
| 14 | ‘ 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 . |
| 15 | The impact of molecular biology will eventually revolutionise our whole way of thinking about cancer and is management , but for the time being three areas are receiving particular attention : |
| 16 | But for the time being this will do nicely . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | But for the time being conservationists everywhere are happy to know that the swans and the anglers are no longer rivers apart . |
| 21 | But for the time being , the first salmon skin shoes are expected to be ready for sale in 8 weeks time . |
| 22 | But for the time being , Private Morrison 's family , already overcome by grief , can only wait and hope his body will be released to them soon . |
| 23 | But for the time being , they 're happy to lap up the hospitality of their rescuers . |
| 24 | But for the time being , for this group of travellers at least , the party 's over . |
| 25 | Even knitting wool was on ration , but for a time a keen knitter could go into a shop and buy up hanks of thin darning wool ( un-rationed ) and use that to knit with , until some spoilsport in the Government ruined that idea by decreeing that all darning wool should be cut into approximately twenty inch lengths before it was put into the shops . |
| 26 | But for a time I could not do that to Georg . |
| 27 | Obviously , in an ideal world you 'd have a different spanner for every nut , but for the time being a couple of adjustable spanners will come in very handy ( you need two because often you will have to grip a nut as well as a bolt ) . |
| 28 | Topaz wished she could see Andrew and comfort him , but for the time being that would be too dangerous . |
| 29 | Roy says he 'd like to blow a raspberry at its decision , but for the time being he 'll abide by its ruling . |