Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 2 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 3 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 4 | The fiery blast killed everyone on deck instantly , with the single exception of the captain , who lived on for a short time before becoming unconscious and falling overboard . |
| 5 | You often find that erm television with sex and everything , they always put it on after a certain time for children go to bed . |
| 6 | However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa . |
| 7 | The Rothmans Honda team member broke his right leg in five places when he went down for a second time during the opening championship round on a wet Suzuka circuit . |
| 8 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 9 | There are fears that Wall Street , which this week hit a peak , is in for a torrid time in the next few weeks . |
| 10 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 11 | Otherwise , they 're in for a grim time of it . |
| 12 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 13 | None of that small band of men who sat round smoking and drinking their beer or whisky could have had any idea , as they heard Jack vigorously defending the doctrine of hell in nine pages , that the publication of these religious speculations , pieced together at a busy time between giving lectures and examining , was to change his destiny forever . |
| 14 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 15 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 16 | OLYMPIC champion Finn Christian Jagge won the opening slalom event of the season in Norway yesterday with a combined time of 1min 40.01sec to win the event by .72sec . |
| 17 | but we obviously have to cut off at a certain time to er get the accounts and audited in time . |
| 18 | You know , I feel that is left , left angina , because I 've got to rip the brassiere off at a certain time of the day |
| 19 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 20 | Similarly , we can say that the purchase of a new machine by a firm is investment — the machine itself will not yield utility to anyone in the current period but will produce ( or help to produce ) consumer goods probably for a long time into the future . |
| 21 | Peter , ignoring his brother 's gibe about missing the sunsets , went to the window and stood gazing out for a long time without speaking . |
| 22 | Provided we take enough water with us there 's no reason why we should n't be able to hold out for a considerable time in the banqueting hall , which is in a far better situation for defence … and let me remind you that with every passing day , relief comes nearer … perhaps as much as twenty miles nearer with every day 's march … |
| 23 | Held back for a long time by wild hitting , she has accepted in the last 12 months that there are occasions when she must suppress the urge to attack everything flat out . |
| 24 | The bond which had drawn them so close before Angel 's birth was strong and sometimes Sarah longed to be back for a brief time in that dilapidated house in Stone Alley , free of the sanctimonious atmosphere of the rectory , until she remembered Maggie was n't there any more either . |
| 25 | As director of the British Museum ( Natural History ) from 1919 to 1927 , Harmer 's equanimity enabled him to have good relationships with the trustees and he steered the Museum smoothly through a difficult time with tact and judgement . |
| 26 | It was like the sun coming out after a long time of darkness . |
| 27 | So we are talking in general terms about being willing to share our time , energy , space and care , particularly with people who have been recently bereaved through some major form of loss , maybe for a shod period of time while they readjust , maybe for a long time as the person or people involved learn to face life 's vicissitudes alone . |
| 28 | If diffugere signals that winter 's troops are on the run — the snows have skeddadled — then the Grace may dare , at least for a brief time of truce , to resume her peaceful pastimes . |
| 29 | A diver absorbing excessive nitrogen must ascend to a designated depth to reduce the pressure and remain there for a specified time for what is known as a ‘ decompression stop . ’ |
| 30 | These molecules , the ultimate source of information about what is going on at a specific time in a particular cell , are extremely labile chemically ( for example , to traces of alkaline detergent in less than scrupulously clean glassware ) and enzymatically ( to the ubiquitous ribonuclease ) . |