Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] be a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact is that they are a million times better than many of the new trainers on the market and a lot harder to find . |
| 2 | Although it was a difficult time for most people not everyone was distraught . |
| 3 | Bomber Command lost over 500 aircraft during the next few months over Berlin , and when you consider that this meant 3,500 fully trained men , it can be realised that it was a critical time . |
| 4 | He admitted modestly that it was a long time since he had been at school , but one phrase he had understood was ‘ Vive la link box ! ’ . |
| 5 | He had keen eyes and quick hands , so it was a long time before he got caught . |
| 6 | The only cloud on the immediate horizon is raising a mortgage — especially if you are a first time buyer . |
| 7 | One day a week we provide only rescue cover , this only for experienced sailors ; this gives us time to keep both boards and staff in good condition , and it 's a good time for you to explore . |
| 8 | And it 's a good time to discuss career matters . |
| 9 | And it 's a long time ago — ’ |
| 10 | I can not get myself to react with critical coolness towards this music ; every tissue , every nerve vibrates in me and it is a long time since I had such an enduring feeling of rapture as when listening to the latter overture . " |
| 11 | If artists gather in stables then New York in the summertime is a veritable art rodeo : group shows abound and it is a matchless time to take the measure of any given gallery . |
| 12 | The sheer variety of current systems is phenomenal and it is a full time job just keeping pace with developments . |
| 13 | While this was a good thing , such improvements were at first only superficial , and it was a long time before everyday living conditions in deaf boarding institutions and day classes were of acceptable standard . |
| 14 | Celtic Crescent was n't a crescent , and it was a long time since it had been Celtic . |
| 15 | They regarded him as something more or less from outer space , and it was a long time before he and his family felt themselves to be part of the community . |
| 16 | She had to talk for as long as he wanted and it was a long time . |
| 17 | Merymose 's face hardened , and it was a long time before he answered . |
| 18 | Luke Scott was soon back in her thoughts , and it was a long time before she slept . |
| 19 | Then his smoke-outline blurred to darkness and it was a long time until I woke . |
| 20 | He had n't wanted to learn more about them , not really , ugly things after all and it was a long time ago . |
| 21 | His kisses were deep and cherishing and hungry , and it was a long time before they eventually came up for air . |
| 22 | It was discovered not on earth in fact but on the sun in the first place , in about eighteen sixty-eight erm absorption lines were seen , and , and it was a long time after that before people realised there was some helium on the earth and , and , and eventually erm helium , some gas was found bubbling up through , from a pit in the Black Forest and , and analysed and found to be helium . |
| 23 | We missed our families and it was a sad time . |
| 24 | Big stock boats came from Russia and Germany for the salted Herring and it was a busy time when they were loading . |
| 25 | Lying on her bed , trying to read a book , she watched the time tick round until it was a reasonable time to get undressed and try to sleep . |
| 26 | Oh just until they were dry maybe if it was a grand time of wind , maybe say three days . |
| 27 | Some day we will be married ; I am certain of it , but it is a long time to wait till I am of age and we must think of some other way before then . |
| 28 | In the cases that I have mentioned everything is in order — all the forms have been filled in and returned by the contractor , the work has been completed satisfactorily — but it is a long time before the cheque is processed and the contractor paid . |
| 29 | ‘ There has been some interest , but it is a difficult time to be selling housing sites . |
| 30 | But it is a bad time to be coming back into the side with results poor and confidence low . |