Example sentences of "is [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is little time for free play — most toys are used in structured group activities . |
| 2 | There is little time , and little scope for an in-depth analysis of the political-economic context of the conservation programme . |
| 3 | But where television-viewing is virtually unrestricted there is little time for reading , imaginative or realistic play , for making things or talking to parents . |
| 4 | ‘ There is little time , ’ said Joan nervously . |
| 5 | ‘ There is little time left , ’ he said . |
| 6 | There is little time within our course for students to experiment with information design in any serious way , but those who also undertake their major undergraduate project in this area frequently become ambitious in experimenting with complex information structures . |
| 7 | However , there is little time advantage to be gained from doing this . |
| 8 | They would spend a disproportionate amount of time moving between feeding areas and , in the bleak heights of the Rocky Mountains , there is little time to spare . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , such discovery is often of limited value , since by the time the site is recognized and reported , it is usually more than half destroyed : in most cases , there is little time for archaeologists to salvage information from what is left of the site . |
| 10 | There is little time for introductions , however , as the Daleks attack the city , determined to find the Doctor 's group . |
| 11 | However , when delivery is about to take place there is little time for further information to arrive , and so the information that does appear is relatively important . |
| 12 | Outside working hours Andy still likes to paddle although there is little time in the summer . |
| 13 | The Minister of State is not yet the Foreign Secretary and there is little time left for him to become Foreign Secretary . |
| 14 | Ray is filmed in Liverpool visiting Claudette at her home , where there is little time for pauses : She talks very frankly about herself . |
| 15 | There are long stretches when I forget this experience totally , so much so that when it suddenly comes into my mind again it is each time with the shock of newness . |
| 16 | Two hours is ample time , but walkers with interests in botany , geology or archaeology will be sorely tempted to linger . |
| 17 | They become entangled in such a way that it is very rare for any to wriggle free , and while there is ample time to collect them at relative leisure they should nonetheless be collected as quickly as possible . |
| 18 | You 'll find a day is ample time to apply your stencil all around a medium-sized room . |
| 19 | The point of this simple experiment is to show you that although there are only 168 hours in a week there is ample time for private study provided you are prepared to organise your life . |
| 20 | It is that time when I gather up all that has happened in my day , and all that is going to happen today . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | If your item of concern has been placed at the end of the agenda , the probability is that time will run out and you may want to get it moved forward . |
| 23 | It is THAT time of year again . |
| 24 | It is that time of year again when we all trail off around the world to some exotic destination to experience some real ethnic culture , or even Mrs Fishfinger 's Bed & Breakfast in Blackpool . |
| 25 | But surely the problem is that time 's cracking on and you 're gon na have to start thinking about the Taylor Report recommendations . |
| 26 | It is that time of year when dawn and dustmen arrive together . |
| 27 | The problem is that time is not on the side of those who wish to maintain the integrity of the nation state . |
| 28 | The general consensus , however , is that time is not on our side , and the law must move quickly to offer such enhanced protection as it can . |
| 29 | One possibility is that time gap experiences may cease when something dangerous is likely to happen . |
| 30 | It is also pointed out that the danger of " hurrying " and teaching " more " is that time for gathering information and reflecting on practice and the implicit and explicit theories that guide it can evaporate easily in the busyness of increasing demands … |