Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] for a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The study of some group of tendencies is isolated by the assumption other things being equal : the existence of other tendencies is not denied , but their disturbing effect is neglected for a time . |
| 2 | Elsewhere in the country , one polling station in the south was occupied for a time by Khmer Rouge troops , who eventually stole a UN car and left . |
| 3 | The convoy was halted for a time by protesters at Dalreoch , on the Dumbarton-Helensburgh road , again at Helensburgh and on the third occasion at the protest camp at the gates to the base . |
| 4 | History , Sociology , Philosophy and Psychology were enshrined for a time . |
| 5 | In fact , the snow was so heavy that the airport was closed for a time , briefly raising the hope that Professor Pollard would be stranded in Athens for several days ! |