Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] of the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even so , I did find it disappointing that financial matters occupied so much of the non-playing time at both the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour finals in Frankfurt and the Virginia Slims Championships in New York in November . |
| 2 | As a result , the Yachting World Trophy for line honours — allowing motoring for only one-third of the elapsed time — went to Speedy Go , sailed by Philippe Barbe , which finished only 10 hours , 11 min. later than Ocean Quest . |
| 3 | You might , for example , inquire after Richard Dunwoody , whose Becher 's Brook fall on the much-fancied Brown Windsor was just one of the six times he hit the ground during the three-day meeting . |
| 4 | I remember clearly one of the first times I gave a word of knowledge . |
| 5 | This is because both frontbenches accept that it is the function of the House to permit the two sides to state their cases , and each party in power has respected the right of the Opposition to determine the subjects of debate for about one-third of the total time of the House . |
| 6 | So grapevine contacts were consulted , location of latest new arrivals checked on , hunches followed , and an efficient itinerary worked out to make the very best of the limited time available . |