Example sentences of "[prep] time [to-vb] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Project appraisal involves many calculations which must be carried out a number of times to produce a proper sensitivity analysis . |
| 2 | He states that it is not necessary to use vinegar or mild acetic acid to neutralise the reaction , as it is a waste of time to apply a mild acid on top of a stronger acid . |
| 3 | lack of time to produce a written document which will carry weight |
| 4 | Also , employers are constantly employing new staff so the return on selection has to be calculated over a longer period of time to get a true picture of the effects of selection methods . |
| 5 | There were traces of the same fine-boned look about him , but his features were already well masked by what was likely in the course of time to become a solid layer of self-indulgent fat . |
| 6 | Still to come on Central News , the race against time to save a young foal . |
| 7 | He crossed the street , dodging the traffic , reaching the door in time to see a second figure stepping into the elevator . |
| 8 | She looked out of her bedroom window just in time to see a dark figure leading Bathsheba 's horse and cart out of the field . |
| 9 | Leaning forward , she was in time to see a lethal-looking sports car nose its way across the cobbles . |
| 10 | His head rose above the floor level of the hay-loft in time to see a great deal more of Melody than he had anticipated as she slipped her ragged clothes back on . |
| 11 | Rocky , busy waving his charges on board , glanced over his shoulder in time to see a small group of dark shapes disappearing at a fast lope round the bend of the curving driveway . |
| 12 | Some people only have to take the faintest whiff of the entrance hall of a hospital to be sharply transported back in time to relive a traumatic hospital experience ( endured during childhood perhaps ) ; they may feel shaky or even nauseous . |
| 13 | I was just in time to glimpse a pale shape at the far end of the house move up the steps and under the colonnade . |
| 14 | She jerked herself upright , just in time to intercept a charming smile from Mrs Stych , as she looked back over her shoulder on her way to her own front door . |
| 15 | This turned out to be a list of policy options from which Mr Bush was to choose — with luck in time to unveil a complete plan in his ‘ state of the union ’ message on January 29th . |
| 16 | Polythene went into production just in time to play a crucial role in enabling radar equipment to be deployed effectively in the Battle of Britain . |
| 17 | ‘ Fignon was informed in time to have a second test done , ’ Alaphilippe said . |
| 18 | You know that it is extremely risky to leave the choice late and that , at the very latest , you must be organised in time to have a good look at the proposed field and to get into a good position for a proper base leg . |
| 19 | In a late spring , the catch crop may not be ready to graze off in time to prepare a good tilth for the ensuing main crop . |
| 20 | Eavesdropping on process plant could alert engineers to developing problems in time to prevent a serious accident , according to the acoustic diagnostics team at AEA Technology . |
| 21 | Boro beat Third Division Peterborough with a goal ten minutes from time to win a tense Rumbelows League Cup quarter-final at Ayresome Park . |
| 22 | NEIL JENKINS landed a penalty five minutes from time to produce a 21-21 deadlock in the inaugural challenge match between East and West Wales at Cardiff Arms Park . |
| 23 | Picking her way carefully as he 'd instructed , Robbie paused from time to time to cast a puzzled look back at Fen . |
| 24 | I meet representatives from the CBI from time to time to discuss a broad range of issues . |
| 25 | On the other hand , I have needed from time to time to provide a certain amount of background , because the progress of a friendship can not be traced otherwise than by describing attendant circumstances . |
| 26 | Next consider the situation when a switch is closed at time to connect a steady e.m.f. to a series circuit comprising just capacitance C and resistance R. In these circumstances Kirchhoff 's voltage law gives and taking the Laplace transform with the aid of relations ( 11.20 ) and ( 11.31 ) , the corresponding equation is obtained . |