Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] time [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say she has to take life as quietly as possible for some time if she is to regain her health and everyone will be pleased to know she is making good progress along these lines . |
| 2 | He became very depressed for some time before he could reassess himself , start to use his considerable abilities and begin courting his wife again . |
| 3 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
| 4 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |
| 5 | In announcing his decision , Thornburgh suggested that his resignation would not become effective until such time as he was formally selected as the Republican party 's official candidate . |
| 6 | He was right at that time because he was , shall we say , " in season " , an exceptional pilot . |
| 7 | The DC can be updated as many times as necessary until such time as it is submitted for assessment . |
| 8 | Leaders Sunderland made the short trip to Seaham and things looked close at half time as they nosed in front 19–14 . |
| 9 | They were silent for some time as they picked their way in single file along the path that wound up the hillside . |
| 10 | This polychrome type of design seems to have been invented at Knossos , where it was fashionable for some time before it was adopted generally in the east of Crete . |