Example sentences of "was [vb pp] for [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It does not matter , she had thought , numbly , for whatever it was and whatever it has been , it was forbidden for all time . |
| 3 | Yeah , they should n't , they should n't cos his music was made for that time . |
| 4 | The October 1990 rate cut was anticipated for some time in advance by the gilt market which bought gilts and drove up gilt prices ( see Fig. 17.3 ) , as was the continued fall in base rates over the next two years . |
| 5 | It was an effort even to fetch coal from outside , and a herculean struggle was called for each time I opened the garage doors which faced the prevailing gales . |
| 6 | You conducted Elektra again in Salzburg in 1964 — I remember Szell , who also knew Strauss , giving you and your cast long and heartfelt applause at the end of the performance — and a Salome was announced for that time , too , which did n't in fact come about for a number of years . |
| 7 | No. 16 was sent there early in 1928 and was gone for some time . |
| 8 | And even if a structural , timber can be dated , there is always the possibility that it was stored for some time between being felled and being used , or even that it was re-used timber salvaged from an earlier building . |
| 9 | After closure of Woodhead as a through route , the Sheffield to Penistone section was retained for some time in order to allow upgrading of the route via Barnsley . |