Example sentences of "[pron] [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Safety , which has for a long time been assumed to be at odds with commercial considerations , is now a business interest .
2 A TOTALLY PSYCHEDELIC GUY , aged 16 , who lives for a good time is out to see if there are any zany females into Pink Floyd , Cult and The Who .
3 It belongs to a certain time , but it 's been highly praised . ’
4 ‘ ( 1 ) … where an individual is adjudged bankrupt and he has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the trustee of the bankrupt 's estate may apply to the court for an order under this section .
5 Second , there is the knock-on effect to the advertising market in the UK and Australia , which is looking weaker than it has for a long time .
6 For example , it has for a long time been generally accepted by students of organisation that any organisation is likely to need a number of rules and procedures to guide the behaviour of organisational members .
7 It arrives at a different time from the rest of the mail .
8 It seems like a good time to — ’ At the cynical lift of his eyebrows her voice trailed off .
9 The narrator then proceeds to give some background information , which he situates in a previous time About four months before .
10 In all such cases the rule would seem to apply that the infant 's acts are ‘ voidable ’ ; they become binding on him only if , after attaining full age , he fails within a reasonable time to repudiate them .
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