Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] time in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We had a hell of a long time in the what 's it ? |
| 2 | Certainly , a residence requirement which consisted of a requirement to have resided for a certain time in the country before a self-employed occupation could be taken up would involve covert discrimination , because it would be satisfied virtually automatically by nationals and would therefore affect nationals of other member states , if not exclusively , at least chiefly . |
| 3 | ‘ People always want to see how the Führer looks , whether he is serious or laughing , ’ and had expressed disappointment that they had not even heard his voice for a long time in the newsreels , for , as one report put it , ‘ the words of the Führer are gospel for the people ’ . |
| 4 | But although I played lead for a long time in the group I never cite lead players like Clapton or Beck . |
| 5 | He must have worked for a long time in the garage . |
| 6 | A referee 's mistake lost them the match against Auckland and they were in with a chance for a long time in the Test — there was only one — before being beaten 11–3 . |
| 7 | but erm , er at a stage that they are in and been for a long time in the States as we will have to er get armed , well I 'm sorry to say this but it seems like it |
| 8 | She lay for a long time in the enveloping warmth of the bath-water , feeling a strange sense of sadness . |
| 9 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 10 | I WOULD like to join with those who have thanked the Bangor people for a great time in the three Irish Cup finals . |
| 11 | There are fears that Wall Street , which this week hit a peak , is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks . |
| 12 | At night the harbour lights up and the atmosphere becomes electric as the streets of Aghios Nikolaos fill up with people looking for a good time in the restaurants , bars and discos . |
| 13 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 14 | For a short time in the 1920s this library housed the collections of the National Gallery . |
| 15 | Sir John Phear , who was Chief Justice for a short time in the late 1870s , felt that many magistrates ‘ manifest as a rule want of knowledge of the practice of the Courts , of the business of their office , and of the law which they have to conform and carry out . ’ |
| 16 | After leaving the magazine , Caroline worked for a short time in the Cardiff newsroom . |
| 17 | Yes , the cases quoted are clear ones , in which carers have been in the home for a long time , but obviously we would wish to avoid a position in which the carer was in the home for a short time in the expectation that he or she would then be allowed to stay there . |
| 18 | For a brief time in the sixteenth century , mercury was supplanted by an extract of the bark of a West Indian tree , Guaiacum . |
| 19 | The refusal was associated with another decision by Seaton Valley UDC to allow Leech to make representations at a suitable time in the future when overall development was being considered . |
| 20 | An endowment policy pays a capital sum to the insured at a specified time in the future , or on death if earlier . |
| 21 | Bills are certificates containing a promise to pay a specified sum of money to the holder at a specified time in the future . |
| 22 | We would arrange to be something at a particular time in the evening and then the following day we would compare our thoughts . |
| 23 | In a static , unchanging universe , the question of whether it has existed forever or whether it was created at a finite time in the past is really a matter for metaphysics or religion : Either theory could account for such a universe . |
| 24 | In a sense it is a personal keeping of the ‘ minutes ’ of what occurred at conferences or in battles which will remind the writer what happened at a precise time in the course of events . |