Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [art] [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is a union member and he was aware of all the advantages of belonging to a union but somehow for a long time it never occurred to me how to get it all started , how it was possible . |
| 2 | He said , just at the right time he decided that he ca n't get bath any more . |
| 3 | Now in a short time he would be gone , and the era that had begun in the 1960S with the triumvirate of Harold Wilson , George Brown and myself would be at an end . |
| 4 | He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there . |
| 5 | Even in the little time she had had since yesterday ( and she had sent out at once for gossip papers . |
| 6 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 7 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |
| 8 | Until recent years the general rule has been to require the consent of a parent or guardian for an operation or an anaesthetic on a person of under 21 , but increasingly at the present time it is becoming customary to accept the consent of minors aged 16 and over . |
| 9 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 10 | Then after a long time I got up with the help of a friend . |
| 11 | So the men had to be there at the right time you had t ? |
| 12 | On that day we became friends , yet for a long time I kept my distance , afraid even to shake hands with him . |