Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [be] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh it , it was n't there seemed to be a long time you know before they turned one out to make , because it was a very long process rebuilding an aircraft , es especially as the situation was at Walsall . |
| 2 | And it 's going to be a long time before it 's going to be possible , so therefore we still have to use animals , I see no way round it . |
| 3 | " It 's going to be a long time before we get another chance , though , is n't it though ? " |
| 4 | Although … well , it does look as though it 's going to be a long time before they can leave hospital , ’ she added sorrowfully . |
| 5 | I think that it 's a very long term thing and until the attitudes of both men and women and boys and girls at schools who come up here change , and that 's going to be a long time |
| 6 | ‘ If this is what we are capable of , it 's going to be a worrying time . |
| 7 | No , D'Arcy decided , it was going to be a difficult time for her . |
| 8 | ‘ There is n't going to be a next time . ’ |
| 9 | June is an excellent month for marriage , Sagittarius , and if your wedding is this month it 's going to be a happy time for you both ! |
| 10 | But since then , there has never seemed to be a right time . |
| 11 | six o'clock seems to be a nice time , Scottish Homes said they would lay on coffee and |
| 12 | This proved to be a frustrating time for the ‘ Whads ’ , as , although fellow League clubs were losing players left , right and centre-half to the war effort , Athletico had no one fit to fight . |
| 13 | It proved to be a formative time . |
| 14 | Now would seem to be a good time to buy PCs , but there could well be a certain amount of hassle before your new wonder computer is up and running properly . |
| 15 | Ruth was not going to admit that she had never actually made a phone-call herself , but there had to be a first time for everything , and since Connor was out , this would be the ideal opportunity . |
| 16 | They never showed any sign of having doubts that I was going to give the total commitment required to be a full time board member . |
| 17 | nanny 's down the road , but Carl was in this morning so I dropped it off to him it 's gon na be a long time |
| 18 | Well it 's gon na be a long time off that yet , another half an hour |