Example sentences of "[modal v] for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I determined that it should not happen again and it seemed impossible that it should for this time I should carry with me the foundation of happiness which I had found behind the wire . |
| 2 | She went down the stairs and , again remembering Naylor 's rage , she was certain about one thing — that , whatever way , whichever way , somehow , if he had not done so already , Naylor would at some time soon take action that would for all time sever the relationship he thought she had with his cousin . |
| 3 | As for apportioning blame for the £215m fraud at International Signal and Control , the Ferranti subsidiary , rumour and speculation abounded as it will for some time to come . |
| 4 | The results of these measures will for some time be inconclusive , if only because parties to an experiment must still depend on the larger part of the economy which continues to operate according to traditional principles . |
| 5 | Where this is the case , it is the teacher 's responsibility to present the best case she can for more time to those who devise her timetable . |