Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of that small band of men who sat round smoking and drinking their beer or whisky could have had any idea , as they heard Jack vigorously defending the doctrine of hell in nine pages , that the publication of these religious speculations , pieced together at a busy time between giving lectures and examining , was to change his destiny forever . |
| 2 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |
| 3 | He coveted the throne and had done so for a long time . |
| 4 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 5 | However , it may be that the norm here is ‘ horse ’ not ‘ filly ’ so that the frolicsomeness would be a characteristic found only at a particular time , viz . |
| 6 | A Mum and Dad who 'd known vaguely for a long time that Conor liked holding parties were suddenly being told over cups of tea and Hobnobs about vast acid house raves in the middle of fields , about police chases across whole counties , about an entire organisation that Conor had run ( Conor had run an organisation ? ) , which could call a party and have 5,000 people turning up at £20 a ticket within 48 hours . |
| 7 | ‘ The tackle from behind has been stopped here for a long time , but they were doing it all night and getting away with it . |
| 8 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 9 | They stood clasped together for a long time , then he bent his head and kissed her , softly at first , then with such increasing passion that she could feel his heart beating like a drum . |
| 10 | An application for relief may be filed only within a reasonable time after the defendant has knowledge of the judgment . |
| 11 | ‘ We 've always been really good friends but had n't worked together for a long time . |
| 12 | They had lived together for a long time , but the sister was now reaching the conclusion that the situation could not continue much longer : |
| 13 | I mean there , there are a lot of people , of people in who have lived here for a long time , and lived here ever since they were born . |
| 14 | The ambassador reported that " The Emperor is monitoring the serious political illness which has gripped all countries , and believes his empire very far from being immune from infection " ; Nicholas was now of the opinion that " Highly reprehensible principles have been disseminated among young people who completed their university courses around three years ago , among people who have lived abroad for a long time , and also among teachers , professors , writers and journalists . |
| 15 | The first was occupied by Miss Trimby , the last of a family that had lived there for a long time whilst her neighbours were Mr. & Mrs. Collins with their middle-aged bachelor son . |
| 16 | they made the area around the reactor a non living area , the problem is of course people that have lived there for a long time do n't want to move and so over |