Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adj] time [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 2 | A sophisticated burglar-alarm system has aided overnight and weekend security and although the caretaker is not on call from 11am to 3.30pm the levels of demand have fallen during this time as a direct result of his monitoring skills . |
| 3 | In addition to having worked in Germany and the USSR , and lived for some time before the war in France , I was brought up for the first five years of my life in India in a native state where I was the only white child . |
| 4 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't know what he meant , ’ Allen said after they had been walking for some time on the soft turf at the verge of the track . |
| 6 | After walking for some time through the wood Valdemar put his finger to his lips and motioned us to be quiet . |
| 7 | For example , an English person who lives for some time in the United States will often acquire a " partially " American accent . |
| 8 | It resembles the pictures of dancers frozen for all time by the potters who made the Greek vases just to display their feats . |
| 9 | Of course , for early EDI users , getting two computers , one 's own and one belonging to a trading partner , to talk to one another , was quite enough of a challenge , without worrying about other people you and your partners might want to communicate with some time in the future . |
| 10 | The 1980 Epsom Derby was won in fast time by the horse Henbit . |
| 11 | These plans were duly put into effect , and the new building was ready for opening in good time for the celebrations . |
| 12 | They moved nothing except their eyes , but they moved in perfect time to the footsteps , marking the position , flicking backwards and forwards as the human crossed the room above . |
| 13 | A further consequence of having time zones is that , when we travel we have to adjust to local time in the new time zone . |
| 14 | My first reaction to the resignations was that they were tantamount to an admission of guilt when , in fact , the Argentinians could have attacked at any time in the previous fifteen years . |
| 15 | He always seemed to know exactly where Sergeant Charles Trumper of the Royal Fusiliers could be located at any time of the day or night . |
| 16 | The Romans were certainly prime movers , but not that quick , and without introducing a pettifogging intimacy with dates , names , and trifling matters of fact , might it be mentioned that the legions were desperately occupied at that time around the Medway and not Melrose ? |
| 17 | I filled a syringe with a " mixed macterin " which we used at that time against the secondary invaders of distemper . |
| 18 | Many people are struggling to get their hunters fit at this time of the year . |
| 19 | If , for example , the normal retiring age for a post is 60 , those who are retained over this age may be discarded at any time by the employer . |
| 20 | hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 21 | Hot water bottles are useful for keeping you warm at any time of the day or night . |
| 22 | Speedy success was essential , since records gathered over the previous 80 years showed that at best only three weeks of rain-free weather could be expected at that time of the year . |
| 23 | The Corporation may cancel this Policy by sending seven days notice by registered letter to the Policyholder at his last known address and in such event will return to the Policyholder the premium less the pro rata portion thereof for the period the Policy has been in force or the Policy may be cancelled at any time by the Policyholder on seven days notice and ( provided no claim has arisen during the then current period of insurance ( subject to the relative International Motor Insurance Card ( Green Card ) being returned to the Corporation the Policyholder shall be entitled to a return of the premium less premium at the Corporations short period rates for the time the Policy has been in force calculated from the date upon which such Card is received by the Corporation . |
| 24 | Sir William Pickering was Knight Marshal to Henry VIII , and when he died in 1542 he left Oswaldkirk to his 24-year-old son , an extremely handsome and distinguished courtier and diplomat , brave and wise as well , and considered at one time as a suitor for Queen Elizabeth . |
| 25 | He asked about proceedings at Central Strike Headquarters and lingered for some time on the subject although he received no information . |
| 26 | Forest prevailed after extra time on the away-goals rule . |
| 27 | Marxism came in good time to the Socialist Workers ' party after study , after reading the books from Europe , from international contacts , from the travels of our comrades , from the contact with the Communist International . |
| 28 | She 's been living on borrowed time for a long while . |
| 29 | You can send at any time over the next six months , but the final date of entry is . |
| 30 | I must have said something about being in reasonably , good health despite a rather dismal daily round of commuting to Charing Cross and a crawl by bus up the King 's Road to the appropriately named World 's End pub , but that I was more tormented at that time with a clash of affections with two young ladies . |