Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [verb] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Footballers grew old and fell on hard times , so perhaps it was the same for horses . |
| 2 | A pigeon clock-shifted 6 hours early but taken through three time zones to the east would in fact behave as if it ‘ knew ’ it should home to the west , but because its compass bearings are rotated 90° clockwise ( it thinks it is midday when it is 6.00 p.m. ) , it would ‘ home ’ towards the north rather than the west . |
| 3 | Although the famous gallery owner is thinking of retiring and has for some time been searching for an institution to take on his private collection , the title of the event ‘ TransForm ’ is not a veiled reference to his forthcoming conversion from art dealer to museum collector . |
| 4 | Alive and alert at all times . ’ |
| 5 | ( ceased to be a member of the Institute on 14 July 1992 for failing to pay the Disciplinary Committee fine and costs in due time under the terms of Bye-law 41 . ) |
| 6 | It is not surprising that many professionals involved in education are rather dispirited and disillusioned at this time . |
| 7 | A core group of individuals does seem to stay in association with each other over extended periods , although there may be some coming and going within that time . |
| 8 | Clearly , in order to obtain this kind of information it is necessary to conduct three assessments under similar conditions so that they are directly comparable and spaced at equal time intervals . |
| 9 | What little is known of his early life is cloaked in melodrama and make-believe , but it appears that his family , once prosperous but fallen on hard times in Lear 's early years , sold up and went their separate ways . |