Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The requirements that member states co-operate are at the same time strengthened . |
| 2 | You ca n't help worrying when you 've been through a bad time , but do share your anxieties with your family , and with your doctor , who should be able to reassure you . |
| 3 | Maddison , 22 , has survived four knee operations and he said : ‘ I 've been through the worst time of my career — now , at last , I 'm getting the chance to show what I can do . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm better than I 've been for a long time . ’ |
| 5 | The conservatives who have been the most vocal advocates of alliance with the US and opponents of communist totalitarianism , have been at the same time among the most strident supporters of Japanese rearmament and the revival of ‘ traditional values ’ . |
| 6 | Her students , she says , are well prepared for Europe , and have been for a long time . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , most buildings built for the purposes of ‘ agriculture ’ have been for a long time exempt from such planning control as can be exercised by local planning authorities . |
| 8 | But I 'm in better shape than I have been for a long time . ’ |
| 9 | Now it is three months ’ rest and come the start of the 1991 season I 'll be ready to go again , more confident than I have been for a long time . |
| 10 | My hon. Friend will note that German interest rates and ours are closer than they have been for a long time . |
| 11 | The S A S have operated in Northern Ireland and have been for a long time . |
| 12 | McNab , who hit his first goal of the season , said : ‘ The second half was as poor as we have been for a long time but recent performances have been magnificent . |
| 13 | They have been through an unsettling time and are finding it difficult to readjust . |