Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lasted all too shortly — maybe a fortnight or so — before they needed to be recharged , and they always seemed to fade at a crucial time , in the middle of your favourite programme . |
| 2 | The phone seemed to ring for a long time . |
| 3 | I had to wait for a considerable time for the expanse of blue sky above my chosen scene ( figure XX ) to be substantial enough for photography . |
| 4 | Having driven past in the usual manner , the driver then had to go through a second time in reverse so that the mourners on the other side could also take a look . |
| 5 | And they had a system where erm they got this information and they It was that they I think there there was something about the time element , it had to happen at a certain time |