Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] for [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry ’ , said the Christie 's receptionist , ‘ but the Sackler sale has been cancelled for the time being … |
| 2 | They can last for anything between a weekend and three weeks and they involve journeying to a place ( sometimes a large house has been rented for the time ; sometimes a college ) where you will eat , talk , be taught , sleep , live writing in a totally concentrated way for the length of the course . |
| 3 | A much more radical proposal was under active consideration ( Home Office , 1999d ) shortly before the guide-lines were issued , though this appears to have been shelved for the time being . |
| 4 | He had been stationed for a time in a war hospital , once a lunatic asylum . |
| 5 | Some pits have been reprieved for the time being , but the closure programme may simply be delayed , the price of buying off political defeat being a £500 million subsidy over the next two years . |
| 6 | The annual sub will vary between £200 for men and £65 for juveniles , but entrance fees have been waived for the time being . |
| 7 | Old feuds have been forgotten for the time being . |