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

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1 Most parents graduate to giving one warning after the initial command so that the child has a little time in which to respond but parents need to be very careful that they do n't lapse into nagging to get the child to comply again .
2 Duodenoscopes are more difficult to clean thoroughly than gastroscopes because of the bridging elevator channel and , as they are often used less frequently , their incomplete disinfection or drying allows a greater time for organisms to proliferate .
3 I actually do believe baby requires a little time on her own . ’
4 WHATEVER its origin , groundwater spends a long time in an aquifer .
5 The latter film has a playing time of twenty minutes .
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