Example sentences of "[vb base] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | they want a time to start . |
| 2 | So you actually build a time value into the contribution of nursing . |
| 3 | Jewels worn in remembrance of dear ones lost , or exchanged between lovers as tokens , were extremely popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries , although the ubiquitous lockets containing tresses of hair were perhaps the least subtle of these keepsakes. fit a time when the language of such things was far better understood than it is today , hearts and flowers , birds and beasts and a multitude of other symbols were incorporated into jewellery design to signify romantic love , to represent those sentiments and virtues which were the major preoccupation of the day . |
| 4 | over the crudités , the healthy imagine a time |
| 5 | If you ca n't easily remember this , just close your eyes for a moment and recall a time when you felt really well . |
| 6 | Mr Chairman I 'm , I 'm a little bit concerned about er number two er there 's something that is , we promised to reply straightforward written enquiry with without sort of commenting on whether it 's two weeks , two days , or whatever , I am a little concerned that some of the replies people show me that have had from Highways Department , erm , they really whoever writes them do n't go into any detail , I 've had , I 've seen letters recently where , where somebody said it will be dealt with in about four weeks ' time , well that 's okay , maybe they 've good and valid reasons why about four weeks is about right for their particular problem , but they do n't know why it 's gon na take four weeks , they say oh god they should be able to do that in a couple of days there 's no problem it 's an easy little job , I , I feel that the , our officers when they reply they should give some amount of detail and if they give a time span in which they 're gon na put something right , they should say why it 's gon na take that long . |
| 7 | The current work adopts a novel methodology in which 174 firms originally interviewed during the initial research in Scotland , South East England and The Bay Area of California in the USA will be re-contacted to explore factors critical to the management of innovation ( eg finance , R & D ) , and add a time series dimension to the data compiled on innovative performance . |
| 8 | Pick a time when the character is most vulnerable . |
| 9 | The Doctor said , ‘ There 's a saying on my planet , which roughly translates as ‘ never trust a Time Lord ’ . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Make a time and place to meet your lover , ’ he sneered . |
| 11 | You 'd think because we live on you know Woking is on top of us but it 's but it I notice that it was quite you know a time . |
| 12 | For those who like a time check once in a while , it was now 9.30 hours to go and still counting down . |
| 13 | Always get a time check at the start of any flight . |
| 14 | They must not stand upon the fire above an hour att a time . |
| 15 | Her husband payd £10 att a time for alehouse scores ’ and in the end he had to sell his lands to pay off her debts . |
| 16 | I want to get it down now , while there are still people who remember a time that was . |
| 17 | CALL ME old , call me antiquated , but I remember a time when The Railway Children were , if not quite press darlings , then at least going on the occasional date with the media . |
| 18 | It was the sort of London garden which grew London Pride and smelt of snails but there was room to play cricket or French cricket on the grass ( You ca n't have five children and a nice lawn , as my Father sagely remarked ) and I remember a time when obstacle races round the gravelled path on our bicycles was popular with my sister and me . |
| 19 | Thai women believe that walking under an elephant will increase their fertility , and are paying 10 baht a time for the privilege . |
| 20 | They set a time , however , within which the coheir should set to construction , and after which they wished Procula alone to construct , imputing costs to her coheir for his share . |
| 21 | But we did n't know how it was going to go , so mentally we set a time limit on it . |
| 22 | Directives always set a time limit for the adoption of such implementing measures . |
| 23 | Or else a , or else half past at the latest , set a time . |
| 24 | Unless you set a time or something . |
| 25 | If you name a time just so as |
| 26 | I foresee a time when there will be degrees in Community Interpreting as there are in Australia and I hope that there will be a recognition of equivalencies will allow interpreters to work in the countries of both of their languages . |
| 27 | Employers generally fix a time limit on the payment of these allowances . |
| 28 | Compared with BBC 's recent Sunday romp A Time To Dance the Lovejoy romance was highly affecting . |
| 29 | pound a time . |
| 30 | pound a time . |