Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Organ jazz has for a long time been club-trendy but it has taken until now for a new artist to come through to match the likes of Jimmy Smith and ‘ Big ’ John Patton with whom she shares a clear affinity in her choice of rhythms and blues inflections .
2 Both glans and prepuce are covered by stratified squamous epithelium , and separation occurs at a variable time from before birth to several years afterwards by desquamation .
3 In the two-page letter to Mr Major , the DUP leader says the inter-governmental conference comes at a dangerous time and should be called off .
4 Special education has for a long time been fertile ground for curricula based on linear models of learning , guided and assessed through hierarchies of objectives .
5 The period is 27 years , and the eclipse lasts for a long time ; the last began on 22 July 1982 and did not end until 25 June 1984 , though it was total only for a year ( January 1983 to January 1984 ) .
6 The nomination comes at a crucial time in her life .
7 The collision comes at a difficult time for Russian President Boris Yeltsin , who is defending a decision to impose presidential rule in parliament and in the Constitutional Court .
8 The message comes at a critical time for the Government 's flagship education policy , which critics claim has lost its momentum because schools are worried about public spending cuts .
9 The Wright incident comes at an embarrassing time for Graham .
10 The court ruling comes at a sensitive time for the Japanese government , which is claiming a lead role in environmental affairs , and has strenuously denied that it encourages its hazardous industries to relocate to third world countries .
11 The crowd lingers for a long time , until it 's almost dark .
12 The geographical concentration of the relatively high per capita income services — especially in finance — in London and the South East has for a long time been a feature of the British economy [ Brown , 1972 ] .
13 This is a little like kitchen foil , but is plastic based and inert ( kitchen foil disintegrates after a short time ) .
14 As this transistor conducts for a fixed time , dictated by the winding time constant , it may be switched from a fixed-period monostable circuit triggered by tile phase excitation signal .
15 If the situation lasts for a long time with no sign of improvement , you should discuss the future very carefully with the doctor or hospital specialist , rather than trying to cope in a hopeless situation which can not resolve itself .
16 This county pays for a full time union official this is extravagant , one full timer for five hundred members , that is way over the top let me tell you .
17 ‘ ( 2 ) Where the company has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the [ administrator or liquidator ] may apply to the court for an order under this section .
18 ‘ ( 2 ) Where the company has at a relevant time … given a preference to any person , the [ administrator or liquidator ] may apply to the court for an order under this section .
19 The boost to disposable income comes at an awkward time , when the economic slowdown is not sufficiently well-established to have even begun to close the trade gap ; but the structural change is welcome .
20 The case comes at an embarrassing time for the world 's largest industrial company , which is already deep in the red and under attack for its bureaucratic management style .
21 ‘ The award comes at a good time .
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