Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [v-ing] [adv] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 At 31 , Tamworth-born Coton is running out of time to establish himself with England .
2 Lizzie was wandering backwards in time .
3 Physically , however , Joe is running out of time and a planned trip to Everest this winter is now doubtful .
4 The government was running out of time .
5 But the orchestra is playing a medley from Fiddler on the Roof , the audience is clapping impatiently in time and , horror or horrors , I can see now there are no stairs — just a long slide circling down to the stage 60 feet away .
6 According to West European diplomats in Managua , President Daniel Ortega is running out of time in his attempts to present himself to the Nicaraguan electorate on February 25 as the ‘ peace maker ’ who ended the contra war .
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