Example sentences of "[adv] [noun] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't see the jobless figure going below 3m for a long time , but our 9m shareholders should get decent rewards . |
| 2 | Thus detention beyond a reasonable time would be unlawful ; what is reasonable will depend on the circumstances , including the ages of the children concerned . |
| 3 | I mean he gave up work for a long time did n't he ? |
| 4 | He prefaced a book called Bringing Up Children In A Difficult Time with a ‘ Statement of an anti-permissive author ’ : ‘ How did I ever get the reputation of being an advocate of excessive permissiveness ? ’ he asked plaintively and disingenuously . |
| 5 | If a company hires out equipment for a given time on payment of a fixed fee , its profit derives from the contract of hire and not from its continued forbearance from seeking to recover that equipment during the contract period . |