Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However he remained with the Wellington unit only for a short time before being posted to Control Office duties at Luqa . |
| 2 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 3 | Helen , with the baby only two weeks away , was very large indeed , but not too large for me to get my arms around her , and we stood there in the middle of the flagged floor clasped together for a long time with neither of us saying much . |
| 4 | None of that small band of men who sat round smoking and drinking their beer or whisky could have had any idea , as they heard Jack vigorously defending the doctrine of hell in nine pages , that the publication of these religious speculations , pieced together at a busy time between giving lectures and examining , was to change his destiny forever . |
| 5 | In the gravityless environment of the hulk any unexploded bolts or similar projectiles could ricochet unpredictably for a long time within a confined space . |
| 6 | Er what sort of relationship did you have with with the men , did you er particularly thinking that you you were still for a long time after that , the the branch secretary of the union as well you know . |
| 7 | OLYMPIC champion Finn Christian Jagge won the opening slalom event of the season in Norway yesterday with a combined time of 1min 40.01sec to win the event by .72sec . |
| 8 | Similarly , we can say that the purchase of a new machine by a firm is investment — the machine itself will not yield utility to anyone in the current period but will produce ( or help to produce ) consumer goods probably for a long time into the future . |
| 9 | As director of the British Museum ( Natural History ) from 1919 to 1927 , Harmer 's equanimity enabled him to have good relationships with the trustees and he steered the Museum smoothly through a difficult time with tact and judgement . |
| 10 | So we are talking in general terms about being willing to share our time , energy , space and care , particularly with people who have been recently bereaved through some major form of loss , maybe for a shod period of time while they readjust , maybe for a long time as the person or people involved learn to face life 's vicissitudes alone . |
| 11 | If diffugere signals that winter 's troops are on the run — the snows have skeddadled — then the Grace may dare , at least for a brief time of truce , to resume her peaceful pastimes . |
| 12 | A diver absorbing excessive nitrogen must ascend to a designated depth to reduce the pressure and remain there for a specified time for what is known as a ‘ decompression stop . ’ |
| 13 | Mr Papandreou , aged 70 , is under increasing pressure to reach a compromise solution with his political opponents as Greek voters have no desire to go to the polls again for a third time in less than six months . |