Example sentences of "a [adj] time for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It took a little time for employers to depersonalize personal computers . |
| 2 | It seems to me that you should leave a little time for romance . ’ |
| 3 | The biggest problem with the diabetic clinic is that time tends to be very limited and perhaps it is best regarded as a place for assessment and the identification of problems , with a little time for education . |
| 4 | As a result , they are normally very tired during weekdays when they are compelled to wake at a normal time for work . |
| 5 | There is no length to a discussion , unlike a talk where speakers are given a specific time for delivery . |
| 6 | Winter can be a cruel time for waders on the Wash . |
| 7 | The spectre at the birthday feast : Patricia Clough predicts a humiliating time for Erich Honecker at the GDR 's 40th anniversary celebrations |
| 8 | However , a stipulated time for delivery is likely to be more important and therefore in an ordinary commercial transaction a delivery date is normally ‘ of the essence , ’ Hartley v. Hymans ( 1920 K.B. ) . |
| 9 | It was a turbulent time for college principals , and many were unable to cope with the urgent demands for change which constantly assailed them — not least from their own undergraduates . |
| 10 | Those early days of Elizabeth 's reign were a strange time for England , for having lost the kingdom through the death of one wife , Philip of Spain hoped to regain it my marrying another . |
| 11 | It has been a strange time for customs officers thought Western Europe and North America . |
| 12 | Unless the parties agree a different time for payment , the seller can sue for the price only after property has passed , section 49 ( see paragraph 12 02 ) . |
| 13 | ( Aug 24-Sep 23 ) This really is a peculiar time for finances . |
| 14 | It was also a popular time for processions of witness or walking days , when the members of churches and Sunday schools of all denominations would walk together through the streets , stopping at selected places along the route to sing hymns to bear witness to their Christian faith . |
| 15 | And then the ship had to be slipped , not once , but twice , first for the scraping , repainting and antifouling of the hull , then a second time for replacement of five defective keel bolts . |
| 16 | The deal took place at a public inquiry in 1981 , when the owner , Wedgwood , was applying for a second time for consent to demolish . |
| 17 | Supermarkets and libraries too are usually willing to give over part of their foyer for a limited time for exhibitions of children 's work . |
| 18 | Love The passage of love planet , Venus , through your own sign is a splendid time for romance . |
| 19 | Finally , at a sad time for Rosamund and myself , our sincerest thanks to so many rugby friends who have extended , through kind words and deeds , their sympathies to us on the tragic death , after a short illness , of our daughter Charlotte . |
| 20 | If you have n't quite made up your mind , this is a great time for comparison : Ivory Coast pineapples are in the markets now from about 60p . |
| 21 | ‘ It was a great time for paperbacks . |
| 22 | There are frictions in the markets for capital , labour , and products , and it may take a long time for changes in the pattern of demand to work their way through the system . |
| 23 | ‘ She has waited a long time for rest . |
| 24 | To wait until their children are in the secondary stage may seem a long time for delay . |
| 25 | You said that it takes a long time for development between the first idea being mooted and a workable application of the particular physical principle , and you cited , what , fifty years for the development of a nuclear power station — is there always that time lag in technology ? |
| 26 | Did you find that so many it took a long time for change to take place |
| 27 | Despite hospital treatment , it took a long time for Sheila to recover . |
| 28 | Well , the best thing about the course is , I think , that you get an all-round view of how it 's arranged and the time aspect of the information flow — that it takes a long time for information to reach the books and compendia etc . |
| 29 | Although the affair was soon forgotten it took a long time for Phil to live down that one ! |
| 30 | IT took a long time for BMW to overcome what was probably a touch of snobbery about diesel cars and come up with some of its own . |