Example sentences of "be a reasonable time " in BNC.

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1 She had not specified , but somewhere around four thirty to five would have been a reasonable time to return .
2 What would be a reasonable time span before we should review your position ?
3 There will therefore be a reasonable time within which the seller will be able to reject the buyer 's terms .
4 Yeah that 's , I think that 's a reasonable time
5 Now the problem comes of course , well that 's all very well but how do you define what is a reasonable time ?
6 Because I think , what is a reasonable time , is going to vary from one product to another .
7 So what is a reasonable time to complain will , I think , vary from one product to another .
8 What is a reasonable time will depend on the nature of the programs and their complexity , taking into account the time required for testing and acceptance .
9 Whereas in reality I think people have got to take responsibility and say , this is a reasonable time for you to do it in and we will control that reasonable time .
10 And er I got involved on national registration and er , on one occasion , we were working , we 'd got a deadline and we were working through the weekend , and my wife came to pick me up at what she thought was a reasonable time , at one o'clock on Saturday , found she was given a cup of tea and set to work , and we finished , going home about midnight . .
11 Lying on her bed , trying to read a book , she watched the time tick round until it was a reasonable time to get undressed and try to sleep .
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