Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because we knew that the headmaster of the Scuola Medie Inferiori , where I was now in my last year , was not in a position to punish us if we did not appear for lessons on demonstration days , many of us took part only for a short time and then went home . |
| 2 | The other residents are mainly visiting academics , often very senior members of their own universities , from many countries , any academic discipline , and are staying in the college usually for a short time . |
| 3 | As director of the British Museum ( Natural History ) from 1919 to 1927 , Harmer 's equanimity enabled him to have good relationships with the trustees and he steered the Museum smoothly through a difficult time with tact and judgement . |
| 4 | If your engine is fitted with a viscous coupled cooling fan and the viscous unit is faulty after running the engine fast for a short time and then slowing down the fan continues to spin freely and even speeds up . |
| 5 | The atmosphere was not exactly lively but I continued to have lunch there for a long time because she was extremely kind and the food was good . |
| 6 | We may not see this place again for a long time . ’ |
| 7 | As she was saying good-bye to him on the last day , she knew that they would n't see each other again for a long time . |
| 8 | These mines were frequently tiny operations , perhaps run by families which might work an area only for a short time . |
| 9 | Aha this was a man who had been a joiner there for a long time . |
| 10 | ‘ I do n't want to do theatre again for a long time , ’ he said . |
| 11 | Many children come into care only for a short time while their parents try to sort out their difficulties . |
| 12 | Lifting very heavy weights can also raise your blood pressure considerably for a short time . |
| 13 | However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa . |
| 14 | So marriages break up , the man becomes rootless and homeless , and can either end up in prison again within a short time or else drift into destitution . |