Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was n't enough ; it had n't been enough for a long time . |
| 2 | Earlier marriages with fewer children means that couples are together for a long time after their children have left home . |
| 3 | And , as I say , we 've been together for a long time and the appointment , the changeover of the appointments |
| 4 | We 've been away for a long time . |
| 5 | ‘ After all , you 've been away for a long time , and you know the old saying — ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Because Shiva , his father , who 'd been away for a long time , found him in the wife 's bedroom on his return and assumed that he was her toyboy . |
| 7 | The trapped feeling must have been because she had been indoors for a long time . |
| 8 | It was very good very very good for women that have been home for a long time and want to get their confidence back . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've known just what sort of a woman you are ever since the first time I was unfortunate enough to meet you — though I confess I did n't realise even you could stoop quite as low as you have this time . ’ |
| 10 | There is some comment has been made that a new settlement to the South or the South West of York would in some way undermine the urban regeneration erm of Leeds City Council , now I find this a surprising comment given that though people who are making that comment are also at the same time advocating much increased development allocations to , for example , Harrogate district , the main centre for which is erm , nearer than most conceivable new settlement locations to the South and South West of York . |
| 11 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 12 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 13 | A group of young teenage girls once admitted to me that although they frequently complained because their parents insisted that they should be home by a certain time , they recognized that the deadline gave them a useful excuse for not getting out of their depth . |
| 14 | Local experience suggests that can not be both at the same time |
| 15 | Local experience suggests that they can not be both at the same time . |
| 16 | ‘ You knew we were going to be here at the same time ? ’ |
| 17 | Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion . |
| 18 | But on such a large complex like this , we ca n't be everywhere at the same time . |
| 19 | So you did n't have to go there or be there at a certain time . |
| 20 | So the men had to be there at the right time you had t ? |
| 21 | He seemed to be there at the right time . ’ |
| 22 | Erm so witnesses er ca n't be beneficiaries and they must be there at the same time . |
| 23 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 24 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 25 | Then she said , quietly , ‘ Yes , although I have n't been here for a long time . |
| 26 | Although I 've been here for a long time , I 've got my house , got my family here , I 've got comfortable living , although not er luxurious but er normal standard , better standard than I could have in India . |
| 27 | The hon. Gentleman must forgive me : I want to be fair to other hon. Members who have been here for a long time . |
| 28 | ‘ We are here for a good time , it is n't a crusade , but we want to win , ’ said Masters champion Couples . |
| 29 | And Couples warned : ‘ We are here for a good time , but we want to win . |
| 30 | But there are twelve fewer non-North American galleries this year , and forty-two dealers nearly twenty-five per cent of the fair are here for the first time . |