Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | An abacus uses human gall-stones on taut human sinew , the rocking horse has a semi-skeletal head , a set of wooden toy soldiers all have subtle mutations when looked at for a second time , and so on . |
| 2 | And no-one looked more livelier than Denis Hollywood in the last seven minutes of a contest that will be talked about for a long time to come . |
| 3 | Erm it maybe that in this alteration the erm it 's worth just spending a minute on whether B eight should just be kept out of the frame for the moment and it 's something that gets dealt with at a later time when more policies are in play . |
| 4 | ‘ And since it 's been over and finished with for a long time , there does n't seem any point in discussing it , especially right now . |
| 5 | However , that is what I am paid for as a full- time member of staff . |