Example sentences of "[art] matter [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But without the resumption of a regular supply of red iron , it can only be a matter of time before these tragic people die . ’ |
| 2 | It was only a matter of time before a competitor sprang on the market . |
| 3 | But the group is convinced that it is only a matter of time before someone discovers superconducting semiconductors that will work at the economically viable temperatures of liquid nitrogen . |
| 4 | Those who follow this sort of thing will tell you that yesterday 's recapitalisation of Ross Consumer Electronics was only a matter of time . |
| 5 | The requirement for such pleasures is a matter of time and place , and it does not have to be Friday , Berlin or Strasburg , New York or San Francisco . |
| 6 | It is only a matter of time before somebody decides to rubbish the whole global warming theory out of sheer desperation at finding a new angle . |
| 7 | Hodge and Parker commanded the midfield , Crosby and Rice , strongly supported by Laws and Pearce , drove forward on the flanks and it seemed only a matter of time before the right sort of cross reached Chapman or Clough . |
| 8 | ‘ The Syrian forces could , if they wanted , speedily resolve the problem of Gen Aoun in Lebanon through military means , but the Syrian leadership is fully convinced there will be no need to resort to this as Gen Aoun 's removal is a matter of time and will take place quickly through political means . ’ . |
| 9 | With luck it may be only a matter of time . |
| 10 | The Attlee administration , and Ernest Bevin in particular , believed it was only a matter of time before the British economy would recover . |
| 11 | Party leaders in many republics have been openly demanding one : it seems only a matter of time before the president offers them what they are asking for . |
| 12 | Mr Barzani says the fall of Saddam Hussein is merely a matter of time . |
| 13 | It was only a matter of time before the ultimate blonde bombshells of designer fashion and pop joined forces . |
| 14 | Meanwhile , with the queen now in France , and in view of the relative skills of dowager and regent , it was only a matter of time before Arran was eased out of office . |
| 15 | With Walsh then skimming the bar with a spectacular overhead shot , it seemed to be just a matter of time before Tottenham would score . |
| 16 | ‘ It got to the point where they were jumping on the bonnet and it would have been a matter of time before they ran over my roof . ’ |
| 17 | It was just a matter of time . |
| 18 | The language , though , is gratingly anachronistic — no one has actually said ‘ hopefully ’ yet , but I fear it is only a matter of time . |
| 19 | With this increasingly active role which Highlander was playing in the civil rights movement , it was only a matter of time until the reactionary extremism , which the blacks had long been fighting against , began to be directed at Highlander itself . |
| 20 | It was only a matter of time before somebody thought of seeding Antarctic atmosphere to plug up the ozone hole . |
| 21 | As things stand , it is probably only a matter of time before the site finds itself in the hands of property speculators , a sad fate for what was one of the largest mills on the Painswick Stream . |
| 22 | Unkind souls are suggesting that once the money for the LHC has been sewn up it can only be a matter of time before CERN gets out the begging bowl for the VEC — Very Expensive Collider . |
| 23 | Partly this is a matter of time and related to the first problem discussed above . |
| 24 | ‘ The authorities in Northern Ireland were quite satisfied that a substantial amount of explosives was in the area , and it might only be a matter of time until this sort of activity was renewed . ’ |
| 25 | It is surely only a matter of time before a tray falls from his hands on to a lady or gentleman 's lap . |
| 26 | It 's only a matter of time before we will see a Centre Centre , where the visitor can enjoy a fascinating audio-visual presentation of the large varieties of Centres throughout Scotland . |
| 27 | And I was told that he was going to die shortly , and that if I wished , the measures that they were using with the respirator could be removed at my request , because he was in a terminal stage ; it was just a matter of time , and I really felt that I could n't make that decision myself . |
| 28 | Surrounded on every side by the followers of Mohammed — who also laid claim to Jerusalem and its lands — it was only a matter of time before war broke out in earnest . |
| 29 | Jerusalem , the very heart of Christendom , had been captured and it could only be a matter of time before the remaining Christian forces , still holding on at Tyre , Tripoli and Antioch , were overcome or expelled . |
| 30 | They were an obvious foursome from the beginning , and it was just a matter of time until they paired off . |