Example sentences of "[is] [vb pp] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to establish their claim against those organisations or individuals who are responsible for the failure , the courts require that notice of a claim is given within a stipulated time of the accident . |
| 2 | The successful " buck-a-day " cost-cutting programme that is used in the USA works because the strong motivation Is applied for a short time . |
| 3 | If the stress is applied for a short time , then removed , the sample snaps back to its original length suggesting that some ‘ memory ’ of its initial unstretched condition is retained . |
| 4 | The best one he 's made in a long time , I 'd say . |
| 5 | You will have to weigh it again once it is stuffed for an exact time . |
| 6 | Our marketing capability is based on a full time professional qualified research department complimented by a regularly updated internal database of the acquisition criteria of some 2,000 plus potential buyers and the full resource of the Accountants Business Network , a confidential national computerised database of companies for sale to which the [ 13 ] largest firms of accountants in the UK are the sole subscribers . |
| 7 | Because motor torque decreases with increasing speed , a low stepping rate limit implies a high motor torque at all speeds and therefore fast acceleration , So the limiting speed is attained in a short time [ Fig. 8.8(c) ] . |
| 8 | The evening meal is served at a set time and is cooked to cordon bleu standard by Martha and is served by candlelight . |
| 9 | One way of overcoming this is by spinning a large-area sample of the solid in the laser beam , so that any individual spot is irradiated for a short time only , and is able to cool before being brought back into the beam . |
| 10 | It is not satisfactory where a significant separate item of loss is incurred at a particular time . |
| 11 | for example , the maintenance of blood pressure when changing from a lying to a standing position is achieved less rapidly as we age ; as a result the blood supply to the brain is decreased for a longer time and there is a greater tendency to feel dizzy . |
| 12 | This idea that protect children , not tell them about what 's happening , I mean if anybody can protect them to that extent when even Neighbours is put at a different time on the television , you know , erm that somehow we make them warm and secure by not telling them , to me that is making them dependent and unable maybe to cope later on in their lives . |
| 13 | If sleep is taken at an unusual time , the changes associated with it ( the release of some hormones , the type of sleep ) will be affected to different extents depending on whether they are dominated by external factors or the body clock . |
| 14 | This is of great importance in practice because planning permissions are invariably granted subject to a condition that the permitted development is begun within a stipulated time . |
| 15 | If however , the stress is maintained for a sufficient time , there is a general tendency for chains to unravel and slip past one another into new positions where the segments can relax and regain a stable coiled form . |
| 16 | Often this has been because THE new housing market has been buoyant and it has been acknowledged that this market can not be missed as , at best , it is lost for a CONSIDERABLE time . |
| 17 | As PC Lesley Harrison lies fighting for her life in hospital the Government should take immediate steps to ensure that anybody who attacks a member of any of the security services is imprisoned for a long time . |