Example sentences of "[noun prp] for the time being " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Maxham waved a square , clean hand , brushing aside Tolby for the time being . |
| 2 | so , I know , I never ended up where I said I was going either cos erm I met this Rus Russian lady and her sister was with her as well and we were er , she advised me not to go to Russia for the time being because it will be over , she said there 's gon na be a lot of blood shed |
| 3 | Iris elected to remain with Philippe Bonard for the time being and Jack undertook to drive her back when she was ready . |
| 4 | Speaking to the NATO Council the following day Havel recognized that " our country can not become a regular member of NATO for the time being " but called on NATO not to exclude permanently its democratic neighbours . |
| 5 | He sees growth — about 25% year on year , he reckons — coming mainly from ‘ small add-on acquisitions ’ , but only in the UK for the time being . |
| 6 | She said : ‘ I would sit at Westminster for the time being , but I do not think you can do both . |
| 7 | Therefore responsibility for External Verification will remain with SCOTVEC for the time being . |
| 8 | The balance ( so called non-vested markets ) is retained by HMG for the time being . |
| 9 | Instead of the present arrangements which have served us so well , a politician in London for the time being Home Secretary will appoint five members to the authority , or roughly a third when the size of the authority is larger than sixteen . |
| 10 | The Mayor of Bedford for the time being was always to be an additional director and at the time of the meeting the Mayor was John Wing , who had been sworn in on 29th September 1793 , and served for one year , after which he remained as one of the aldermen . |