Example sentences of "[num] [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But this turnover is so extraordinarily slow that each grain could only have been exposed during the last 4600 Ma for a total time much less than a million years thus requiring considerably higher cosmic-ray intensities in the past , which though possible is thought by several scientists to be unlikely . |
| 2 | I do hope you do n't think this is presumptuous , and I expect you are very busy generally , but perhaps you and your husband would like to come here for supper one evening , or we could go out somewhere , or if it 's easier , I could drop in to you one evening for a short time for a chat . |
| 3 | I really believe he could n't stand the boredom of being in one place for a long time , listening to other people . ’ |
| 4 | So you work on one assignment at a particular time ? |
| 5 | World starvation was halted in its tracks , Henry became a hero of the gossip columns , and everybody had one hell of a good time . |
| 6 | But the caves which are of interest to British cavers are inland caves — formed with the key ingredients of water , limestone and one hell of a long time . |
| 7 | If I 'm holding anything , so that I 'm holding the hand in one position for a long time |