Example sentences of "[adv] time for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Fraser 's party arrived back on 23 December , but there was only time for a brief celebration , as Stirling , Mayne and Lewes were off the following morning for another series of raids . |
2 | There 's just time for a quick flip through the Highway Code and then your , but the test is even more daunting when you 're taking it on a 15 ton steam roller . |
3 | Just time for a quick honeymoon followed by a few fond farewells , and the intrepid sailor was off again on board his old ship on 17 February , leaving his second wife to look after her newly-acquired stepchildren , Elizabeth Eliza and Robert Edward , in his absence . |
4 | Just time for a few hours sleep before the early morning call in the biggest beds you have ever seen . |
5 | I buy a packet of Silk Cut and carefully smoke a cigarette — making sure that I 'm actually enjoying it , not just doing it out of habit — while managing to fit in a couple of large and very refreshing G&Ts before the flight 's called and there 's just time for a single knocked-back whisky to provide a bit of nominal support for the Scottish export drive . |
6 | Does not the Solicitor-General accept the views of the Select Committee on Home Affairs , which conducted an inquiry into the CPS , that it is now time for a full inquiry into why the CPS is not up to its full complement ? |
7 | It is now time for a little joke . |
8 | It 's about time for a second honeymoon , I would have thought . |