Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [be] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Victorine cried out as soon as she saw them : that wretched child , I knew it would be hopeless letting her help , it 's too much , I 'll never be done in time . |
| 2 | On Nov. 22 elections , which on Nov. 10 had been called by President Hugh Desmond Hoyte for Dec. 16 , and which were constitutionally required to be held by Dec. 28 at the latest , were indefinitely postponed after the chairman of the Elections Commission , Rudolph Collins , warned that a proper electoral register could not be prepared in time . |
| 3 | It increasingly realized that no technical measures could assure compliance by the extended 1977 deadline , and that since an adequate mass transit system could not be developed in time , only petrol rationing would lead to attainment . |
| 4 | Rumours that Madonna is keen to audition in a peek-a-boo pantomime cow outfit could n't be confirmed at time of going to press . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's some consolation that it has been found but it 's a shame it could n't be retrieved in time for Remembrance Sunday . |
| 6 | His Opel Manta had been heavily damaged during the Burmah Rally and could n't be repaired in time for the Mourne Stages . |
| 7 | There are several ways in which the five responses might be summarized into a single score for each month which could then be traced over time . |
| 8 | Class tests may also be held from time to time . |
| 9 | For this reason the monitoring arrangements referred to elsewhere in these Guidelines will provide an essential source of information from which training requirements may accurately be identified over time . |
| 10 | This could debar over one-third of the population from voting , since , according to the current regulations , only citizens of pre-war Estonia and their descendants were automatically entitled to citizenship , and the long application process for others would not be completed in time . |
| 11 | The fee for this type of work would again be based on time taken plus outlays , but , since it is a detailed survey , it will be more costly than the Type 1 search described above . |
| 12 | The fee for this type of work would again be based on time taken plus outlays , but , since it is a detailed survey , it will be more costly than the Type 1 search described above . |
| 13 | In the middle of the afternoon , when it seemed that the work would never be done on time , Bellybutton arrived at the yard . |
| 14 | Fees will normally be based on time taken at premium rates to reflect the skills and responsibilities of the assignment or on some mix of fixed and contingency fee . |
| 15 | However , the rest of the work will not be completed in time for the season , which will make life running a heavily-booked programme of events difficult . |
| 16 | It is probable , therefore , that the internal payment certificate will not be raised in time for inclusion in the current month 's costing as they will be received by the accountant after the close down date for the month . |
| 17 | They will still be leaning at times on the accuracy of left-arm Yorkshireman Paul Booth or , for the one-days , maybe on Neil Smith . |
| 18 | You will probably be visited from time to time , and in some areas you will get practical help such as toy kits , toy libraries , first aid kits and safety equipment on loan . |
| 19 | That necessary ditching , in all likelihood , will now be done in time for the next election . |
| 20 | Key to this stage of planning is the acceptance ( once again ) that there must be some time limits given to each ‘ activity ’ , or the whole project will become lopsided and wo n't be completed in time . |
| 21 | Development can only be achieved over time , and more often than not along a difficult path . |
| 22 | Its real efficacy can only be tested over time and it remains to be seen if clozapine is a major advance , or whether the wide spectrum of response originally found with chlorpromazine , from full recovery to no response , is merely replicated , with a general shift a bit further in the desired direction . |
| 23 | If they can not be stopped in time , mankind will surely be doomed . |
| 24 | The rocket can not be repaired in time so Cory and Lowery , with message-sending equipment , make their escape through the jungle as the Daleks close in . |
| 25 | Indoors , power supplies are generally on hand , and the camcorder can be run either directly off the mains via its adapter or on the battery which can easily be recharged between times . |
| 26 | If a back-up copy is available a potential disaster can be averted and the urgent report or whatever can still be completed on time . |
| 27 | These sums can then be varied over time to reflect changes consequent upon the damage caused to the injured party . |