Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] for time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was like stepping from the main street into a cobbled alley 's curiosity shop — that shock of surprise to discover again what an intricate and peculiar organ the imagination is , what extravagant uses it has found for time . |
| 2 | She 'd asked for time , had n't she ? |
| 3 | Do you know , on the first night , Malcolm Harris did n't know about the cuts we 'd had to make for time . |
| 4 | A number of well-known independent brands such as Marker and Volkl continue to play for time , while others are doubtless praying for the white knights of the ski business . |
| 5 | Adam decided to stall for time . |
| 6 | Their low cost means that a secretary can have a computer to herself instead of having to compete for time with many other users from other departments in the company . |
| 7 | He could have asked for time off , she reflected , and would probably have been given it , but he was just not assertive enough . |
| 8 | He added : ‘ The kids would prefer to have me than the house and I ca n't afford to play for time . ’ |
| 9 | they get pa they do it get paid for time and a half . |
| 10 | It was unusual for her to have been alone then , but she had asked for time to herself . |
| 11 | Mr Meyer said after a three-day meeting with leaders of Zulu Chief Mangosuthu Buthelezi 's conservative Inkatha party that they had asked for time to consult party officials before the start of the planning conference . |
| 12 | Erm , we do work together , where we share a common agenda , and we find that we share common policy positions , and there are a lot discussions that go on about policy questions between environmental N G Os , erm , and also like any N G O that 's pressed for time and money , we work together where actually it can be justified by the results . |