Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun] [prep] time it " in BNC.

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1 Hoof and horn is yet another animal end product valuable as a long-lasting slow-release supplier of nitrogen , and in the same class as bone meal for the length of time it takes .
2 However , I shall study the issue that the hon. Gentleman has raised about the length of time it takes for the grant to get to the applicant and then back to the contractor .
3 The shortness of the period of time it is left on the road is immaterial ( Holliday v Henry [ 1974 ] RTR 101 ) .
4 Don Eigler , one of the IBM researchers , said last week that he was sceptical about IBM 's technique being useful for data storage because of the length of time it takes to move atoms .
5 Lois Brown was critical of the length of time it took many publishers to make deliveries .
6 When the orbital period is plotted as a function of time it shows a steady decrease : .
7 From the beginning of time it had waited , embedded in the great black Altar of Khaine on the Blighted Isle .
8 In the course of time it cooled and acquired an atmosphere from the emission of gases from the rocks .
9 The rules allowed them this 2:1 majority but in the fullness of time it would become unacceptable to members .
10 It only has the force of a recommended practice whereas I believe it should have the full force of a standard , but at least it is there and perhaps in the fullness of time it may attain higher status .
11 But in the fraction of time it took for the dogs to renew their attack , Angel One 's combat-trained eye registered something vital .
12 While there was such a difference in the length of time it took to acquire qualifications , many working class youngsters who had achieved good grades in the sixth form tended to view a course in teacher training as marking the limit of their ambitions .
13 What actually transpired upon the outbreak of the Civil War is lost in the mists of time it would seem .
14 Candidates are awarded credit for individual areas of study as these are completed , and no time limit applies to the length of time it may take to complete either the professional certificate or diploma programmes so long as these programmes are still offered by HCIMA .
15 Where the parties have done business together regularly over a period of time it may be possible to establish that the terms are incorporated by a course of dealing .
16 At the beginning of time it was said to have arisen from the primeval waters , the waters of Chaos .
17 Beginners are often surprised at the length of time it takes a learner to learn something : they tend to think that they need to say something once only for the whole class to have it ready for use a few seconds later .
18 Doctor Braby , hard-worked GP and police surgeon to the district , had done more than confirm the fact of death on this occasion , he had called immediate attention to certain peculiarities about the body , and boldly essayed a guess at the length of time it had actually been in the water .
19 The EPA has received considerable criticism concerning the length of time it takes to set such emission standards .
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