Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [art] [adj] time [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Leeward Islands had tried to ignore Carlisle 's lieutenant-governor as early as the 1630s , and when the islands became royal colonies in the 1660s they were treated for a short time as separate communities , with each island being regarded as an individual colony . |
| 2 | Questions whirled in her brain as the play progressed , unfolding its tale to an appreciative audience , yet she was no nearer to an answer as the curtain dropped for the final time after the cast had been made to take several bows . |
| 3 | When this does not hold , additional full revolutions will be added to the total time because the next record to be processed will be missed , and a further revolution or revolutions will be required before it is available once more . |
| 4 | But she , you know , it was built for a long time before she got anything in it . |
| 5 | No , she actually just , I have n't seen for a long time so she can have one of these . |
| 6 | Assessed by the Financial Times as " a patchwork combination of reformist and reactionary measures " , and described by some in government as " a return to command-administrative methods " , the economic programme detailed a mass privatization scheme , but also reintroduced central control over wages and prices . |
| 7 | I explained that I had not entered at the right time because I had been a hostage in Iraq . |
| 8 | These proposals are aimed at providing the public with more reassurances than are provided at the present time as to whether boards of directors have fulfilled their stewardship responsibilities . |
| 9 | It seemed to Tallis that she had smouldered for a long time before finally the fire had taken hold . |
| 10 | We know rather little about what kind of bargains are struck at the present time although inheritance is always a possible way of ensuring that the balance of support does not tip too much in one direction , even if its use is not spoken about openly . |
| 11 | In the countryside , life must have continued for a long time as it always had done . |
| 12 | But I discard that idea , for the water is too shallow over the sand and once a fish is hooked the fishing would be finished for a long time while the rest of the shoal got over the scare . |
| 13 | It has to be cooked for a long time because of its size , but it will still be pink in the middle and have a succulence to it . |
| 14 | This very high degree of risk has been maintained for a long time as many studies over the past thirty years have shown . |
| 15 | The drama school will know about this , and make sure your picture is sent at the right time before you finish training . |