Example sentences of "[conj] in [art] [adj] time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | asserted that in the present time the defendant 's liability in Rylands v. Fletcher itself ‘ could simply have been placed on the defendant 's failure of duty to take reasonable care , ’ and it seems a logical inference from this and from the judgment as a whole that the Court of Appeal considered the rule to have no useful function in modern times . |
| 2 | This fire grew very rapidly and in a short time the port wing was burnt away . |
| 3 | Our expansion had necessitated the leasing of more expensive equipment and in a short time the café was losing a lot of money . |
| 4 | Pondering on her invitation , suddenly the idea came to me that my collection of quotations and prayers could form the basis of a helpful book , and in a short time an anthology took shape under the title of Journey for a Soul . |
| 5 | His mother and a council of nobles were appointed to act as Regents , but in a short time the queen had fallen out with her colleagues , not least because she was an avowed supporter of the house of York , while several of them stood for Lancaster . |