Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a [adj] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Romania the legacy of the late President Ceausescu 's National Stalinism' will persist for a considerable time and the directions of change can not easily be predicted . |
| 2 | Train services on the Esk Valley line were delayed for a short time and the Sprinter train was allowed to continue its journey after it had been examined by experts . |
| 3 | He would gaze for a long time and , when Gabriel had finished his tasks , would settle again until the ghost reinforced itself somewhere else a few days later . |
| 4 | If I add that the majority of Cubists were formerly considered to be Fauves , I can demonstrate how far these young artists have come in a short time and the logic of their vision . |
| 5 | ‘ She suffered for a long time and although her father never knew about it , her mother did . ’ |
| 6 | The clothes had not been disturbed for a long time and were as thick and tangled as jungle foliage . |
| 7 | Sailors from off the boats would be looking for a good time and public bars would resound to the sound of many voices . |
| 8 | He warned his players to expect a hostile reception in England and said : ‘ We came mentally prepared for a hard time and determined to give our answer out there on the field . |
| 9 | They are , no doubt , conditioned by the environment in which they live , they act in a given time and place . |
| 10 | Such an application shall be refused unless made within a reasonable time and will not be granted where the party applying has taken any step in the proceedings after knowledge of the irregularity . |
| 11 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |
| 12 | Such policies can not work , because cuts have to be made at a difficult time and even more jobs are lost . |
| 13 | Dust layered the bottom of the chamber pot ; it had not been used for a long time and was probably meant for show . |
| 14 | But after plunging towards the relegation zone with just four points from the previous 21 , he admitted : ‘ We have been going through a bad time and We needed this win . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I 've not played for a long time and to get a goal in the first ten minutes was incredible . |
| 16 | These are goods which last for a long time and which yield the household utility-creating services both in the current period and in future periods . |
| 17 | And went on , ‘ When my mother died , ten years ago , my father did what he 'd wanted to do for a long time and moved into here , leaving me the palazzo . ’ |
| 18 | But she 'd been born at a better time and there were arts councils and they had been good to her . |
| 19 | The toxic nature of some animals has been known for a long time and man has utilised their venoms and poisons for various purposes . |
| 20 | It 's one of the delightful , I 've been recruiting for a long time and it 's it 's one of those erm delightful things to be able to say to people on the phone when they tell me they 're fifty or fifty four to say that 's not a problem . |
| 21 | ‘ People see Romania and Albania in the media all the time now but Poland has been suffering for a long time and people are still very much in need of our help , ’ she said . |
| 22 | It is useful for would-be choreographers to study the historical development of classical style so that they may stage a ballet in a traditional way when it has a story firmly linked to a particular time and place . |
| 23 | You know , you may go for a long time and not see any , then you 'll see two or three in possibly a week . |
| 24 | In this case , Lord Denning distinguished Bartlett v Sidney Marcus ( 1965 ) by explaining that if a car does not go for a reasonable time and the engine breaks up , this is evidence to show that the car was not fit for its purpose when sold . |
| 25 | To tell the truth I have only hazy memories of the magazine that I took for a long time and until it ceased publication for reasons that were beyond me . |
| 26 | I had decided that I had to face up to the fact that John might not come back or he might be gone for a long time and that when he did come back we might not love one another . |
| 27 | If this is not done a disillusioned employee may well leave after a short time and you will have to repeat the expensive and disruptive process of interviewing all over again . |
| 28 | Well I think that it 's gone on a long time and it 's not |
| 29 | When you telephone someone you are more likely to intrude at an inconvenient time and not realize it . |
| 30 | The evening meal is served at a set time and is cooked to cordon bleu standard by Martha and is served by candlelight . |