Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [art] [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Each month lots were drawn for the names of the next families to leave , and the fortunate ones were given only a short time to make their final preparations . |
| 2 | Its very upsetting in more ways than one and an awkward time for a change of priests so Fr John will want just a little time to settle in and feel at home . |
| 3 | So court dominates St Aldate 's throughout the war , and I think therefore we should spend just a little time looking at the people involved , erm but not too much . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've often watched you in the past and wondered how you know exactly the right time to enter the bidding , the right time to leave , ’ Moran praised . |
| 5 | Set aside a little time to make this cake , as it is quite time-consuming . |
| 6 | This was something she had never even heard of , so we spent quite a long time discussing hypnosis , regression and how the techniques could be applied to her situation . |
| 7 | We spent quite a long time sorting out this problem in the electrostatic case , and we need not repeat the argument here . |
| 8 | Once a week set aside a little time to give your body a conditioning and moisturising treatment . |
| 9 | Charles Wood and I worked quite a long time to explore the framework of The Knack and take away a lot of the theatrical implications . |
| 10 | So it can take quite a long time to process applications to that point . |
| 11 | You can avoid accidents in and around you home be taking just a little time to check up on your surroundings . |
| 12 | It took quite a long time to climb up to his preferred perch on the monster , even using the bits of wood and string he 'd painstakingly tied to it … him . |
| 13 | Because if it had been painted , and the paint took quite a long time to dry and er if there was a speck of dust it remained there forever . |
| 14 | Sorry to have taken rather a long time to reply but Andrew was in transit back to and around Italy . |
| 15 | It 's just going to take rather a long time making them admit it . ’ |
| 16 | Then he remembered the guard back at Wissembourg and knew he had only a limited time to cover his tracks . |
| 17 | Leech had only a short time to go before his own appointment came to an end , but thought that under the circumstances he should offer his resignation . |
| 18 | As it was a weekend , all the bigger-wig doctors were not on duty but , knowing of Nigel 's condition and that he had only a short time to live , they brought him through . |
| 19 | He had enough the last time did he ? |
| 20 | We to put the decorations up in th in a s in a short time limit , the decorations take quite a long time to put up and as you know the decorations are erm are very famous er they 're nationally recognized . |
| 21 | ( Part of the reason for this , other than the high initial cost of the hardware , is that film recorders take quite an appreciable time to image the slide whereas a rostrum camera works as fast as the operator can change the artwork . ) |
| 22 | After a short while he found that the gypsies were taking their horses to him to be shod ; and he had quite a busy time shoeing gypsy horses . |
| 23 | I am now in Capt. Friend 's office and have only a short time to write before the post leaves . |
| 24 | I shall not give way to my hon. Friend , as I believe that I have done so once already and I have only a little time left . |
| 25 | Panic will not be too far away if having collected all your information you have only a little time to write the speech . |
| 26 | We stood there a long time watching , heads tipped back , neck muscles beginning to ache . |