Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Too many little things are happening at the one time . |
| 2 | Obviously a tall , long-legged person will need a big horse ; I recently sold a 17.3hh gelding to a man of six foot eight who had been looking for a long time ! |
| 3 | My social history is very different from Trevelyan 's , one of the most remarkable books on English social history , because of course I come from a very different background , I 've different experience from Trevelyan , but also I 've been writing at a different time . |
| 4 | Establishing rapport is the process of getting on the right wavelength with someone — usually , but not inevitably , with someone you are meeting for the first time . |
| 5 | and Q acted upon by unc and unc are essentially the same , we are meeting for the first time a concept of prime importance in algebra , namely that of isomorphism . |
| 6 | We are living in a remarkable time , when the conflict of opinions renders a firm foundation of knowledge indispensable … |
| 7 | I 've been saving for a long time with Alma |
| 8 | I 've been pushing for a long time but erm down here ? |
| 9 | Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ? |
| 10 | And party-goers who 're looking for a good time are being warned they 'll find nothing but trouble at illegal raves . |
| 11 | We may be better off with health care contracts if money follows the patient as the government er intends it to do , but we just do n't know and that 's what we 're investigating at the present time . |
| 12 | I know you 're going through a bad time , but my main concern is Maureen . ’ |
| 13 | they 're advertising for the first time or the last ad |
| 14 | And we 're talking at the same time as well ? |
| 15 | I 'm sure that if he had said something he never have betrayed the pain he had been guarding for a long time . |
| 16 | ‘ I have been waiting for a long time to get my hands on this one ’ , a review of Nicolson by Kingsley Amis began . |
| 17 | ‘ It 's been going on a long time , Elaine . |
| 18 | because it 's been going on a long time . |
| 19 | But it was I mean you have to admit erm and I 'm I 'll bring Mr Power in and let him speak for himself , but you have to admit that it from what we 've just heard , it started in nineteen seventy four , it 's been going on a long time . |
| 20 | But after plunging towards the relegation zone with just four points from the previous 21 , he admitted : ‘ We have been going through a bad time and We needed this win . ’ |
| 21 | Doubts about Communist motives in Spain would have been submerged under the general enthusiasm for the Republic , had not doubts about Soviet Communism been growing at the same time . |
| 22 | Because he thought that he was dealing with the National Press rather than simply a few local people whom he had been ignoring for a considerable time , the Mayor responded to direct questioning , even if he did not change his colours . |
| 23 | Blockbusters are going through a terrible time , and I had no desire to add to the misery . |
| 24 | ‘ Farmers are going through a hard time , especially those on small acreage . |
| 25 | ‘ If you are going through a difficult time , we do need to know why , hence the benefit of having good information and figures to hand . ’ |
| 26 | They must have been riding for a long time , but there was no sign of a large town , only a solitary light shining ahead . |
| 27 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
| 28 | She 's been speaking for the first time on camera following her release from prison , exclusively to Central News . |
| 29 | He seemed to have been moving for an immeasurable time . |
| 30 | As the door closed , Zen let out a breath he realized he had been holding for a long time . |