Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's not snowing so heavily now , ’ he said , on climbing back for the sixth time . |
| 3 | B : ‘ That would be wonderful but I think we will be saving up for a long time . |
| 4 | He made his Palace debut on Boxing Day , teaming up for the first time with Dickie Dowsett and Ronnie Allen , and helped the Palace romp to a thrilling 3–0 victory over Millwall on a freezing surface . |
| 5 | So , Slon , how do you feel about Zagrat , looking back from the freak time ? ’ asked the bimbo interviewer . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's been going on for a long time , but yer Mum 's bin very foolish an' so have the rest . |
| 7 | There are already many alternatives to the research carried out on animals which has been going on for a long time . |
| 8 | Here was this summer evening , their forms seemed to say , to be enjoyed by all , going on for a long time yet , with more ahead , and the fair when they felt like it , and the fireworks . |
| 9 | This world has been going on for a long time , oh god knows how many , five hundred thousand million bloody years and eventually it 's going to , it , it , it , it 's going to explode and go |
| 10 | These molecules , the ultimate source of information about what is going on at a specific time in a particular cell , are extremely labile chemically ( for example , to traces of alkaline detergent in less than scrupulously clean glassware ) and enzymatically ( to the ubiquitous ribonuclease ) . |
| 11 | Concentration has nothing to do with gritting your teeth and braving it out ; it 's the secret of being more and more relaxed and aware of everything that is going on at the same time . |
| 12 | One of the most productive nurseries in the world , the Yorkshire League , has become almost barren and the time has come to pluck from another , rich in blossoms — Shivaji Park , Bombay , where you can stand on the roof-top of the small pavilion and watch 15 games going on at the same time . |
| 13 | What 's sort of going on since the last time I interviewed you . |
| 14 | The last time this happened I just managed to catch a glimpse of his two black eyes , going down for the third time , before I landed him . |
| 15 | Oh of course do n't forget yester yesterday erm they allow so many in so you 'd all be going in at the same time |
| 16 | There followed the annus mirabilis of 1889 during which , on Wilson 's later estimate , 130,000 members were enrolled in branches at 45 ports , a number representing , net of officers , engineers , cooks and stewards , " almost the whole of the seamen in the British mercantile marine " , though , he added with unusual candour , " it is true that they are not all paying up at the present time " , partly , it seems , because of the union 's policy of issuing " privilege tickets " involving no entry money or contributions until members could afford to pay . |
| 17 | Hill was annoyed at not grabbing pole in the final qualifying session but said : ‘ I lost out in the traffic by going out at the wrong time . |
| 18 | Eric Cantona 's 85th minute goal was far too little and unfortunately far too late to save Howard Wilkinson 's men suffering the agony of going out for the second time in the space of five weeks . |
| 19 | Well there there are three there are three organizations or companies there that I think you 'd be er happier in especially going out for the first time and also er your style . |
| 20 | Now , going back to the first time Mahoney was shot . |
| 21 | ‘ These stories have been going round for a long time , and they grow with the telling . ’ |
| 22 | Tonight was just the culmination of what 's been building up for a long time . ’ |
| 23 | You might say that this thing had been brewing up for a long time , that the threat was there ; they had n't seen it . |
| 24 | And indeed for the first few weeks there is a manic response of getting up at the usual time and finding things to do , but which gradually subsides into grief and depression . |
| 25 | Try to keep regular hours , getting up at the same time however tired you may feel . |
| 26 | ‘ Well , ’ Jed said , speaking up for the first time , ‘ at least there were n't any tolling bells in it . ’ |
| 27 | Shrouded in snow and shivering with cold , I arrive at the door of the friary , and after calling out for a long time , the brother porter gets up and asks : ‘ Who is it ? ’ |
| 28 | We were like juvenile hurlers togging out for the first time . |
| 29 | We would therefore encourage the use of the described radiation protection devices , whilst pointing out at the same time that the usual high standards for prevention of ingestion , inhalation or skin absorption of radioactive compounds should still , of course , be maintained . |
| 30 | ‘ Dutch elm disease is a terrible thing , ’ said Mr Molesworth , corning round for a second time . |