Example sentences of "[vb pp] on [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were told that there would be a General 's inspection and the searchlight had to be turned on at a specified time , but when the great moment came we could not start the engine that drove the dynamo and darkness still prevailed . |
| 2 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 3 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 4 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 5 | The light will be left on for the whole time . |
| 6 | The only exception is the sort of heat fault that makes a machine malfunction after it has been switched on for a given time or when the room warms up . |