Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] in a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the load is to move a fixed distance then the high gear ratio requires the motor to move a large number of steps and for the load movement to be completed in a reasonable time the motor needs to attain a high stepping rate . |
| 2 | If the weather holds out work could be completed in a short time . |
| 3 | When she went to look round she was both daunted and enchanted by its dark , gloomy interior which was mostly painted green and seemed to be trapped in a 19th-century time warp . |
| 4 | ‘ Nevertheless , I have come to the conclusion , after much hesitation , that Mr. O'Brien did falsely represent to her that the charge was limited to secure £60,000 and that it would be released in a short time , when the £60,000 had been raised by remortgage . |
| 5 | He told her that it was limited to secure £60,000 and would be released in a short time . |