Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [art] much [adj -er] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
| 2 | Think , by way of comparison , of the change that man has wrought in a much shorter time by genetic selection of dogs . |
| 3 | The phrase ‘ community participation ’ has been used for a much longer time . |
| 4 | But the development of the idea of a ‘ nation ’ and the formation of nation states in Europe began at a much earlier time , and in order to understand the vigour of later nationalist movements in Europe and elsewhere we need to look more closely at that historical process . |
| 5 | Oddly enough , his father , whom Peter had known for a much shorter time , was quite distinct in his memory , right down to the smell of Palmolive shaving cream and Gold Leaf cigarettes . |
| 6 | We will only know the answer to this and many other questions when televising has continued for a much longer time . |
| 7 | The major difference appears to be that of timescale ; perfusion is spread over a much longer time scale than arterial infusion . |
| 8 | But Walker , who is contender for Great Britain 's Olympic team , was clearly hoping for a much better time on what amounted to a solo run . |