Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You must have been asleep for a very long time , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Chesarynth thought about that for a very long time . |
| 3 | as to which of those distinguished people should be dispensed with , but nevertheless it might be the advantage of everybody if the numbers of the cabinet were reduced to sixteen , I personally thought that for a very long time . |
| 4 | Having just painfully disentangled herself from one relationship , she had no intention of getting involved in another for a very long time . |
| 5 | It is essential we address this in a very short time scale . ’ |
| 6 | The goals should be realistic ( i.e. attainable in a relatively short time ) and specific . |
| 7 | I would n't say there was much between the two teams apart from the first half here this afternoon when United , I have n't seen United dominate a side so much for a very long time , and really , I mean you were here Peter , three or four nil at half time would not have been a bad reflection on United 's performance in any way at all . |
| 8 | Taiwan 's experience is typical of poor countries that have become rich and industrialised in a relatively short time . |
| 9 | ‘ Doses would remain large for a very long time … |
| 10 | If you take these for a very long time you get a beard and a deep voice , but as I only needed a month 's supply I escaped such horrors . |
| 11 | All you need to do is to be sufficiently obstructive for a sufficiently long time and and his mates will turn around and throw up their hands and shak and and turn somersaults . |
| 12 | People who have intelligence and a conscience wrestle with these problems and we 've come to a conclusion which is as good a deal as we think we can get , with the people of the area and with the Labour party and I think he said that if people in this authority are sufficiently obstructive for a sufficiently long time then people will change their minds . |
| 13 | There was no doubt that if it did spread to the nearest stack it would set the whole hayfield alight in a very short time . |
| 14 | However , since an Enforcement Notice has to be confirmed by the Secretary of State who is required to have a hearing , and since compensation is payable for any loss arising out of a Stop Notice , if the notice is quashed because the development is authorised or does not require planning permission , unauthorised development can , and does , go on unpenalised for a very long time . |
| 15 | It was immediately clear that the book had been undisturbed for a very long time , perhaps even since it had been laid to rest . |
| 16 | As a result , we feel very tired after a comparatively short time . |
| 17 | ‘ When you 've been very independent for a very long time , to depend on somebody else is n't easy , I find . |
| 18 | Pros : Proves indispensable after a very short time — Power Toolbox is especially nice . |
| 19 | For these technical reasons , the Audio Visual machine is much more advanced , and would not have to upgraded within a relatively short time , as I would fear with the 3M machine . |
| 20 | However , for a cross-sectional study , a body of field workers , equipment , working accommodation , etc. , must be available for a relatively short time on a one-off basis . |
| 21 | ‘ It 's going to stay number one for a very long time , ’ says Michael Ellis of the influential American music magazine Billboard . |
| 22 | If such businesses are independent and directly answerable to the stock market , any bad investment decisions would only become apparent after a very long time . |
| 23 | The brandy , which they had been too polite to refuse , had made them drunk in a very short time , as they were not used to drinking anything stronger than beer . |
| 24 | The reason for space is available at a traditionally busy time is said to be due to school holiday dates now being more staggered . |
| 25 | " Two people can become close in a very short time , " |
| 26 | They also tend to remain positive for a very long time , if not indefinitely , unless the infection has been treated in the very early stages . |
| 27 | ‘ I only managed 26th place taking 43 minutes , but Howard Moiser came 14th with a very credible time of 38.10 minutes , ’ he said . |