Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | There were 15 crew members , as usual , but they were a bit of a mixed bag this time , including a Scot , an Irishman , a seaman from Nova Scotia and a character born in ‘ Zamalia ’ by the name of John Saula . |
| 2 | The students , among whom a significant proportion was female , were at the beginning of a two year full time course on subjects familiar to CIT students . |
| 3 | His voice was low , the deep tones carrying only the faintest hint of a Scottish accent that time and distance had helped him to shed . |
| 4 | Emerging from the fragrant warmth of a sudsy bath some time later , Lissa dried herself carefully and slipped into a gold-coloured satin teddy . |
| 5 | One of the aims of this appeal is more effectively to fund our secretariat , possibly strengthening it by the appointment of a short term full time development officer . |
| 6 | If Carson had been predictably agreeable and obviously interested she would have accepted the lift and that , apart perhaps from the promise of a follow-up lunch some time , would have been the end of it . |
| 7 | In programme mode , the ETU02 acts like a normal 24-hour electronic time controller . |
| 8 | From the front , it looks like a textured wall that time forgot — once inside , you could be in the corridor of a completely wooden train . |
| 9 | But they will come up against a different side this time . ’ |
| 10 | It is now over a year since I last saw you and believe me Elsie it seems like an awful lot more time than that . |
| 11 | Enterprise made £34.6m net in the six months to June last year and £50.9m pre-tax against an estimated £80–87m this time . |
| 12 | Indeed , ERM entry was accompanied by confident predictions that the economy would benefit from an eight to nine months honeymoon period that would see key indicators — notably inflation and interest rates — improving in time for a general election some time in 1991 . |
| 13 | only we were stuck there for a little while last time could n't get out could we ? |
| 14 | My own plans are somewhat uncertain because of the move , but I do plan to get away for a short break some time towards the end of the month , and I will keep you informed . |
| 15 | The Beatles/Stones/Kinks/Peters And Lee have come up with a real smasher this time |
| 16 | For the year to March 31 it made a pre-tax loss of £9.8m , compared with a massive £448.4m last time . |
| 17 | The stereo soundtrack has different information on each channel , so that sequences can be played twice with a different soundtrack each time . |
| 18 | If we come up with a different game each time we do drama , what are we teaching the children ? |
| 19 | Quakers stormed into a three goal half time lead , with Willis , Mitch Cook and Coatsworth on target . |
| 20 | He 's now asked the Home Office Minsiet Michael Jack to ensure Gooding goes into a secure unit full time . |
| 21 | It would appear they carried on trading from a different address some time beyond that date , though exactly when they stopped has yet to be established . |
| 22 | Think about it and try in a different way another time . |
| 23 | When you visit the Fens spend an evening in a different pub each time . |
| 24 | He needed the run when not disgraced in a valuable handicap last time , and is well in on just a 5lb higher mark than when impressively landing the Mildmay Of Flete at the Cheltenham Festival in March . |
| 25 | One thing that , that we did spend , I mean , I do n't know the Festival seems to come in an awful rush this time I suppose cos , cos |
| 26 | For all their disappointment , they would be proud of being involved in an epic Test first time out . |
| 27 | Trying to convince people the project was worth pursuing was not easy , and over a long period personal time had to be carved out to work on the project from time allocated to a variety of other activities ranging from textile fibres to films and even to electronics . |
| 28 | By controlling the value held in the index register , we can make the add instruction refer to a different element each time it is executed . |
| 29 | He spoke to a different person this time , younger and more sympathetic . |
| 30 | Er mi , Mrs back again , hopefully on a better line this time . |