Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adj] time [prep] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 I had been happily chatting away for some time to my ‘ invisible ’ recorder before I realized I was not alone .
2 These are things you ca n't afford to lose , not at this time of your life .
3 He added a postscript in his own hand : ‘ I pray you that ye fail me not at this time in my great need , as ye will that I show you my good lordship in that matter that ye labour to me for . ’
4 He added a postscript in his own hand : ‘ I pray you that ye fail me not at this time in my great need , as ye will that I show you my good lordship in that matter that ye labour to me for . ’
5 Remember to get requisitions off in good time after your investigation .
6 As his wife has a broad range of interests , he instinctively knows she has things to teach him , so he needs her even more at this time in his life than ever before .
7 The Princess of Wales may not have been quick to learn at school — possibly because her lessons did not interest her much — but she has certainly made up for lost time since her marriage .
8 This book is about achieving the most from that time of your life , whenever it occurs .
9 Charles reappeared , after half an hour 's absence , and threw himself into an armchair , where he lay back for some time with his eyes shut .
10 If you have trouble sorting out what your exact goals are , try thinking back to some time in your childhood when you had dreams and aspirations .
11 If you decide to accept infertility or childlessness , then this is the process you will need to go through ; it 's difficult , but we all have to leave dreams behind at some time in our lives .
12 Faced with this situation , but without any brief to involve themselves in working with the teacher to modify aspects of the curriculum for the class as a whole , nor indeed with any time in which to do it , support teachers are powerless to take action to improve the effectiveness of their work .
13 The demon coughed nervously ( demons do not breathe ; however , every intelligent being , whether it breathes or not , coughs nervously at some time in its life .
14 Never at any time in his career did he set out solely to defend .
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