Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they wish to cancel any of the rooms allocated they must do so within the time limit set by the hotel or they will be billed for them . |
| 2 | In order to defuse this rivalry , Dycarbas resolves that both sons should leave home for a time . |
| 3 | ‘ I dare say the novelty must wear off after a time . ’ |
| 4 | If the new system does offer real advantages then peer-group pressure might take over after a time and accelerate the change-over . |
| 5 | You 'll get there in no time in that . |
| 6 | ‘ If you put some fire-lighters in it 'll start again in no time . ’ |
| 7 | That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time . |
| 8 | This may cost more at the time but could save a good deal of money in the long run . |
| 9 | Ground fighting has been limited to sporadic artillery exchanges , and a handful of patrol clashes ; but this situation may change massively by the time this issue goes on sale . |
| 10 | To be fair — after all , if I do not do it , I am sure that someone else will — I shall go back to the time of the last Labour Government . |
| 11 | ‘ For purely practical reasons we do not permit debates in either House to be cited : it would add greatly to the time and expense involved in preparing cases involving the construction of a statute if counsel were expected to read all the debates in Hansard , and it would often be impracticable for counsel to get access to at least the older reports of debates in Select Committees of the House of Commons ; moreover , in a very large proportion of cases such a search , even if practicable , would throw no light on the question before the court . |
| 12 | It is understood that the companies set out in Schedule 2 , are , other than ABC GmbH and ABC Corp , wholly owned subsidiaries of ABC and will remain so at the time of the acquisition of ABC . |
| 13 | However , things will improve dramatically around the time of the New Moon in Gemini on June 1 , when offers or invitations will prove rather tempting . |
| 14 | Looking into the crystal ball , there now seems the prospect that the New Zealand XV ( after a mid-week warm-up ) will improve considerably by the time of the second ‘ test ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I 've never been into virtual reality but as I guess I 'm on the younger side of your readership at 18 I bet it will feature strongly by the time I enter the working world . |
| 17 | I hope this will cut down on the time your typesetter has to spend on the job and , therefore , on the final cost . |
| 18 | Being sick can bring with it a degree of sympathy and attention that is greatly valued by more isolated individuals , and they may believe that if their health improves they will lose out on the time and attention that is given to them on the basis of their illness . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Perhaps it can be traced even deeper in the past — we can go back to the time when the woman first attracted the man whose child she will later bear , or to the onset of her menstruation , when her body signalled its readiness for pregnancy . |
| 21 | It can travel back to a time 200 million years ago , long before human beings existed . |