Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [adv] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to defuse this rivalry , Dycarbas resolves that both sons should leave home for a time . |
| 2 | ‘ I dare say the novelty must wear off after a time . ’ |
| 3 | If the new system does offer real advantages then peer-group pressure might take over after a time and accelerate the change-over . |
| 4 | That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time . |
| 5 | Moreover , if the tables are to be turned , the USSR will do so at a time of her choosing , rather than wait for the hour of maximum danger to herself . |
| 6 | Clinical manager Janet Powell said : ‘ We have tried to make our service as accessible as possible so that anyone who needs to see us , whether about themselves , a relative or friend , can do so at a time convenient to them , ’ she said . |
| 7 | It can travel back to a time 200 million years ago , long before human beings existed . |