Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mark Saunders admits that car receivers should not rely exclusively on reception of the CT ( clock ) and date information but use the RDS to set and correct the displayed time . |
| 2 | The more entrenched feeding problems can be very difficult to treat and take a long time to show improvement . |
| 3 | Certain kinds of illness and illness-proneness are experienced : people are more likely to catch a cold or flu , for example , and be less able to shake it off ; they feel generally run down and may suffer from mysterious but more debilitating viruses , such as ME or glandular fever , that are difficult to diagnose and take a long time to clear up . |
| 4 | She stopped singing when he knocked on the door , but he had to wait and knock a second time before she invited him in . |
| 5 | They were packed , with stunning girls in evening frocks escorted by officers on leave from all three services , and lucky locals like Charles with nothing very much to do except have a good time when duties permitted . |