Example sentences of "for time " in BNC.

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1 And she had devised a hook for time with Lucy .
2 Mr Laws contended that paragraph 16(2) did limit the doctor 's right to provide treatment by another deputy ; that it was legitimate for the FPC to take into account the doctor 's reasonable needs for time off duty for relaxation and rest , the advantages of continuity of patient care and the paragraph 16 obligation to give personal treatment .
3 The confused evidence suggests they are acting on their own initiative , not on directives from East Berlin to play for time .
4 This view was reflected by one observer in Rabat , who said : ‘ He ( King Hassan ) has so clearly been playing for time .
5 He determined beforehand that he would not mention to Fisher his longing for time to read books .
6 The teams of twenty-six men run individually , and points are awarded for time and accuracy of shooting .
7 Emergency Communist party congress makes radical break with the past East German leader pleads for time to reform state .
8 Mr Shamir , who now leads a caretaker government , must play for time while doing his utmost to talk the religious parties out of making a deal with Labour .
9 The governments , nervous , are playing for time .
10 I wonder if you are aware that in the Bible there are two words for time and that , generally speaking , they refer to two quite different ideas .
11 He played for time .
12 But , all the time , he was telling himself : ‘ Play for time .
13 Whether Eubank can ever actually get around the fact that boxing attracts crowds because people love to see two men beating each other up is for time to decide .
14 Truman played for time by appointing a brains trust of three to advise him .
15 The Earl of Warwick , one of the judges , protested and asked for time to produce charters and other evidence so that ‘ we might still enjoy with quietness the possessions of our ancestors which had bin oute of the Forrest for three hundred and thirty yeares ’ .
16 ‘ It 's here somewhere , ’ Rose played for time and lost .
17 I said , playing for time .
18 Suddenly , he jumped high in the air , referee Steve Griffith signalled that the kick was good , blew his whistle for time and that was that .
19 This had been done to give greater flexibility for time off to do the farm work .
20 Unlike the demands for time off from the farm , which is normally at short notice , the request for release for training courses could be made well in advance .
21 But , for the time to come , I hope we may double our diligence , if the war with France do not obstruct our endeavours … for time is so far spent , past our meridian , that the affair calls for diligence .
22 ‘ Let me find that letter first , ’ said Vic , riffling blindly through the papers in his Pending-tray , playing for time .
23 I now work for Time magazine , they cover world politics and I cover the international end for them .
24 Yeah , really it 's a frustrating end of it , but working for Time gives me the opportunity to be in these countries and to do a good photoreportage on the country , even though it 's very rarely published .
25 Well , since he 's not pressed for time , perhaps one more .
26 There was no reference to the key educational issue in the Queen 's speech , and Michael Stewart ( the new Secretary of State ) was obviously playing for time : ‘ I would rather wait a bit for a good comprehensive system than try to push a sham version in its place . ’
27 No matter how pressed for time or strapped for cash you may be , should you pass by one of these shops , with a window display of dummies wearing neatly ironed kagouls and ice-axes arranged in a fan shape round a rucksack , you will go inside and not leave until you have purchased a pair of thick socks .
28 ‘ What ? ’ said Dotty , stalling for time .
29 Both incense sticks and graduated candles were in common use for time measurement during the Sung dynasty ( AD 960–1279 ) , and both were later introduced into Japan .
30 There is greater demand in every school for time , space , and equipment .
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