Example sentences of "be [adj] [verb] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter Wood relinquished the Chairmanship of RBIC , and RBIS , to Chris Pearson , Director of Private and Offshore Banking and Director , South of England in October 1992 when the rapid growth of Direct Line made greater demands on Peter 's time ; Norman , who had been due to retire at that time , was asked to stay on for two years to see the restructuring process completed . |
| 2 | You are free to cancel at any time . |
| 3 | ‘ You 're welcome to come by any time . ’ |
| 4 | With some 15,500 outlets for their business , solicitors are likely to remain for some time the principal providers of legal services even if there is considerable expansion of alternatives to the use of solicitors for some legal work ( The Law Society , 1990 ) . |
| 5 | Florence and Rome are stunning to visit at any time of the year — but in the winter they have a charm of their own . |
| 6 | ‘ I asked if you also were to be told but mama said nay — you are younger than myself , she said , and are unlikely to wed for some time . |
| 7 | It is my grief that I am unable to repay at this time the money that is due . |
| 8 | In Birmingham ‘ the evening papers are eagerly read each night , and scores of boys who never play themselves are able to name at any time the runs made by prominent cricketers … and in seasons like the present ‘ discuss readily and ably the claims of the individual members of the Australian team to be considered really worthy exponents of the game ’ . |
| 9 | Because tin lodes are apt to end at any time , miners have to be continually ready to open up new levels or drives , and to extend new ones in a series of crazy changes in direction . |
| 10 | So anyway , before I heard that I 'd got an appointment at the Clinic , I got caught for one burglary and so I told them about the rest , 'cos I wanted to get off it an ’ I knew that was the only way of getting off it and I thought , now I 've been caught , I might as well get meself stuck down for a bit , like , rather than get a big fine which I wouldn'a been able to handle at that time … . |
| 11 | This can be soft previewed at any time to ensure that the output matches with the designers intention . |
| 12 | It is also helpful to be able to refer at any time to a ‘ map ’ of the pathways followed and nodes visited in the course of a particular trip through ‘ hyperspace ’ . |
| 13 | Soon it became clear that Sarah was seriously ill with rheumatic fever and would not be able to work for some time , and another girl , Hetty , was engaged temporarily . |
| 14 | Instead , holdings and dealings would be recorded electronically in an account , corresponding to a bank account , with one of a number of ‘ account operators , ’ linked to TAURUS , from whom shareholders would be able to obtain at any time documentary evidence of the state of their accounts . |
| 15 | Maybe she was just waiting for a chance to go abroad and wanted to be ready to leave at any time . |
| 16 | Changes in attitude conducive to the development of a corporate approach would have been difficult to effect at any time . |
| 17 | I subsequently wrote to you thanking you for this most generous offer and explaining that we wanted to use them as prizes in a raffle but were unable to proceed at that time . |
| 18 | As soon as more advanced types evolved in response to a stimulating environment , they spread out around the world , driving earlier , more primitive forms into marginal locations where they were able to survive for some time before extinction . |
| 19 | So if you have already decided to apply you are best to wait until this time to come to visit . |
| 20 | It proposed a network of under-fives centres throughout the borough — an idea which the under-fives workers had been anxious to promote for some time . |
| 21 | In this context an assignment may be considered " terminated " , because it can not affect or be affected by the other process , and is free to terminate at any time . |
| 22 | The remaining colleges of higher education , approximately thirty in number , have their courses validated by the CNAA and , although the movement in this direction away from university validation has slowed down considerably , it is likely to continue for some time to come . |
| 23 | Under a fixed exchange rate a currency flow surplus is likely to persist for some time . |
| 24 | It is important to adhere to this time on every baiting session . |
| 25 | The following are the rates that were effective from 6 April 1976 , but it must be remembered that these are liable to change at any time ; full information on contribution rates can be obtained from the Department of Health and Social Security . |