Example sentences of "[vb pp] for [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | At least 3 specimens were examined for each time point . |
| 2 | He took the view that her consent alone could not be retracted since it was given for all time as part of the contract of marriage . |
| 3 | It was one of the most complicated developments undertaken for some time , with Wendy working weekends and holidays to complete the project . |
| 4 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 5 | The need for regulatory change had been mooted for some time . |
| 6 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 7 | An attempt to remove Kevin Maxwell has been mooted for some time . |
| 8 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 9 | Israeli leaders had recognized for some time the need for a powerful outside backer . |
| 10 | The release of these chemicals following drainage has been recognized for some time , but researchers at the Australian national research organization ( CSIRO ) now offer an explanation of the cause and also point to the great risks involved in large-scale land reclamation projects . |
| 11 | But within that probation period you can sort of like get dismissed for any time quite easily . |
| 12 | If the material is not topical and is delayed for some time before being sent out the date should be changed . |
| 13 | This is something for which my hon. Friends and I have pressed for some time . |
| 14 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 15 | However , top management became aware that all of the work-force reductions , although necessary , were not attacking the basic problem : the organization had been designed for another time in history rather than for the competitive world in which it now lived . |
| 16 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 17 | No results , however , are expected for some time ; and in any case , Whitehall expenditure reviews are notorious for failing to deliver anything of significance . |
| 18 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 19 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 20 | There are other benefits too , but probably more appreciated by busy kitchen staff , for instance , the oven is occupied for less time on each item and therefore free for other foods . |
| 21 | It does not matter , she had thought , numbly , for whatever it was and whatever it has been , it was forbidden for all time . |
| 22 | Forbidden for all time . |
| 23 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 24 | Armed at all points against the possible disappointments of her life , conscious of the responsibilities of protecting her mother and sister , worried at the gaps in her education , anxious about nuns and antique dealers , she had forgotten for some time the necessity for personal happiness . |
| 25 | Community nurses have been waiting for news about how they are to be organised for some time , and uncertainty about the future is always bad for morale . |
| 26 | Over 40,000 people staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 30 against the decision , which had been forecast for some time . |
| 27 | It resembles the pictures of dancers frozen for all time by the potters who made the Greek vases just to display their feats . |
| 28 | Of course , this does not mean that accommodation problems for the old are solved for all time . |
| 29 | That ache that she thought had been satiated for all time was back within her . |
| 30 | For its part Thames Water welcomed the report , but spokesman Tom Curtin says the company 's been acting on the sorts of things it 's recommended for some time . |