Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE YORKSHIRE COUNTY CRICKET CLUB YEARBOOK 1992 — McDermott 's withdrawal came at a bad time : an anticipatory profile of the Queensland firebreather leads the 92nd edition , followed by a réumé of others born outside the county line . |
| 2 | Doubt was cast on Cameron 's results partly by the lack of control data he offered , and , later , after his death , his reputation for scientific integrity was irretrievably damaged by the revelation that much of his experimental work had for a long time been secretly supported by the CIA , including some rather insidious studies of the effects of covertly administered LSD on the behaviour of unsuspecting people . |
| 3 | It required but a single coincidence , whereby an apparent answer to a prayer arrived at the appropriate time , to make him believe that his objects of supplication had powers beyond himself , and had brought him relief . |
| 4 | The Collector sat for a long time contemplating his boots which , because of the dampness , had become covered in green mould . |
| 5 | For example , as speed increases , distance travelled in a given time increases ; as speed increases , time to travel a given distance decreases . |
| 6 | Dr Robat Williams , who has devised the joint charter , said the launch came at a difficult time because of the General Election campaign . |
| 7 | Yesterday 's hearing before Mr Justice Schiemann was on the issue of whether the claim fell within the legal time limit . |
| 8 | Complete pan relief occurred after a median time of 1 day ( 25% quantile : 0.0–75% quantile : 3.0 ) in the amoxicillin/omperazole group and of 6 days ( 25% quantile : 5.0–75% quantile : 10.0 ) in the triple therapy group ( p=0.03 ) . |
| 9 | The incident came at an awkward time , preceding by a few days a visit by the Chief Rabbi . |
| 10 | The political will came at a critical time when it was very necessary to keep the food costs component of the total wage bill ( including the foreign exchange component ) as low as possible to allow rapid and profitable industrialisation . |
| 11 | Fellowship member Bob Taylor tells how a project for his local church turned into a spare time job . |
| 12 | As my hon. Friend the Member for Copeland ( Dr. Cunninghan ) said , the Secretary of State spoke for a long time — until about 6 o'clock . |
| 13 | But the old Jew sat for a long time in silence as the wind and rain in the darkness outside lashed at the windows of Damiani 's old home . |
| 14 | Proof came within a short time when in November 1983 more than five hundred deaf people from all over the country joined other disabled groups at Westminster in an impressive lobby in support of a Private Member 's Bill , introduced by Robert Wareing MP , which sought to make discrimination against all disabled people illegal . |
| 15 | By that I do not mean simply that Christianity arose at a certain time in history . |
| 16 | Chaovalit 's formal entry into Thai party politics occurred at a difficult time for Chatichai and his government , already under pressure as a result of an outbreak of serious Cabinet infighting in late September . |
| 17 | Sometimes Julia accompanied her , and as they travelled home one day Carrie said thoughtfully , ‘ You know I never wished Ma dead , Julie , but I 've got to admit her death came at the right time for me . |