Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] [adv] [adj -er] time " in BNC.
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1 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
2 | Think , by way of comparison , of the change that man has wrought in a much shorter time by genetic selection of dogs . |
3 | The phrase ‘ community participation ’ has been used for a much longer time . |
4 | Oddly enough , his father , whom Peter had known for a much shorter time , was quite distinct in his memory , right down to the smell of Palmolive shaving cream and Gold Leaf cigarettes . |
5 | We will only know the answer to this and many other questions when televising has continued for a much longer time . |
6 | The major difference appears to be that of timescale ; perfusion is spread over a much longer time scale than arterial infusion . |
7 | The previous 1991 order was discussed at a slightly later time of night , but on the same day of the week nine months ago , since when there has been no significant change in the construction industry 's circumstances . |