Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [adv] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 It 'll come out in good time ! ’
2 ‘ I mean , we have to show them we 're terribly trustworthy or something , show them that if we are allowed to wander off , we 'll wander back in good time . ’
3 The Chancellor of the Exchequer was given a two-minute standing ovation after he delivered an uncompromising defence of his policies and declared : ‘ It is clear that the economy is already responding to the measures we have taken , and I have no doubt whatever that it will come right in good time .
4 They noticed that background radiation in the laboratory appeared to rise by up to 50 per cent while the experiment was running but they had no means of knowing whether or not this had anything to do with the experiment as the natural background radiation from cosmic rays can vary substantially during long time periods .
5 If one can go north , one can turn around and head south ; equally , if one can go forward in imaginary time , one ought to be able to turn round and go backward .
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