Example sentences of "time for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was three o'clock , time for skimming . |
| 2 | It 's a good time for thinking things over . ’ |
| 3 | There was little time for thinking as they progressed lower down this new valley . |
| 4 | If you 've plenty of time for thinking about it |
| 5 | True , there may yet be the possibility of repentance as the time for using the explosives draws near , but the very step of taking explosives into one 's Possession with this intent is culpable . |
| 6 | This is a time for using your creativity to its fullest extent . |
| 7 | The festive period this year is a good time for seeking out the various shapes or figures in the Moon , for its phase grows ( waxes ) from first quarter on 23 December to full on 30 December . |
| 8 | It was noted that Stefan did not play with his toys for more than a few seconds before leaving them , so she was advised to reward him for playing longer ( so that he would have less time for wandering out of the house ) . |
| 9 | It is often assumed that winter is the most suitable time for training yet only 43% indicated that any time during winter would be suitable . |
| 10 | Lying in bed at night is a perfect time for scanning our brain for those things we might have forgotten . |
| 11 | Timothy was equally blunt , for this was no time for dissembling . |
| 12 | The choice of time for instigating the policy would be important here ; the cost of mortgage tax relief in 1988 has increased in annual terms from £5 billion to over £6.5 billion . |
| 13 | She pretended to agree , suspecting that her time for trying the landlady 's leniency would be next . |
| 14 | Rougier J. held that , before the seizure the buyer had already had the car a reasonable length of time for trying it out generally . |
| 15 | Apply a high phosphate and potash autumn lawn fertiliser only if the grass is looking jaded ( the best time for feeding is really spring , with a high-nitrogen fertilizer ) . |
| 16 | In actions in contract and tort , there is a general right of appeal to the Court of Appeal ( Supreme Court Act 1981 , s.16 ) , which is excluded in relation to particular matters of which the only significant one for our purposes is the exclusion of a right of appeal against a decision of the High Court allowing an extension of time for appealing . |
| 17 | The Court of Appeal may also allow an extension of time for appealing . |
| 18 | In those cases where no time for appealing is fixed by statute or by order of the House , the time for appealing is three months from the date the judgment of the Court of Appeal was handed down . |
| 19 | In those cases where no time for appealing is fixed by statute or by order of the House , the time for appealing is three months from the date the judgment of the Court of Appeal was handed down . |
| 20 | The introduction runs : ‘ Christmas is a time for looking forward to the future and remembering the past while remaining keenly aware of the present . ’ |
| 21 | The start of a New Year is a time for looking back on the past 12 months and also a time when self-styled pundits such as myself are unwisely tempted to look into their crystal balls and come up with the predictions that by the end of the year they may well regret |
| 22 | It was a time for looking back , for appreciating the warmth and supportive atmosphere which is characteristic of Somerville and which seems to give Somervillians the confidence and enthusiasm to develop and contribute in so many different ways . |
| 23 | A time for weeping and lamentation was fixed and announced , when ‘ all the country wept with a loud voice ’ . |
| 24 | This is no time for pretending that all will automatically be sweetness and light , just because you have a deep affection for each other . |
| 25 | Practical matters also reared their head when 15 teams were given three hours and a selection of Meccano , paper cups , cotton reels and other bits and pieces to make a machine that would take a bag of coins all in one go , and dispense them one at a time for sorting . |
| 26 | MONDAY : First a stop at the tiny island of Antipaxos with time to enjoy watersports , then on to Lefkas , with time for exploring and swimming before partying in the evening . |
| 27 | All these provisions apply to listed buildings ( of which in 1985 there were 380,000 in England , 33,000 in Scotland , and 10,600 in Wales ) but the secretary of state has power to list a building at any time , and local authorities can serve a ‘ building preservation notice ’ on an unlisted building ; this has the effect of protecting the building for six months , thus giving time for considering whether or not it should be listed . |
| 28 | It was a good time for building up the faculty . |
| 29 | At half past six , the time for drawing stumps , the scores were tied , but S. M. J. Woods , the Gentlemen 's ( and Somerset 's ) captain , decided to have another shot . |
| 30 | Yes and I 'm gon na give you this sheet which it 's to save time for drawing it . |