Example sentences of "be [verb] [prep] an [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seemed to have been moving for an immeasurable time . |
| 2 | Development and consultation time has been short , and there are a number of features which will require close scrutiny during the early stages of piloting , so that adjustments can be made at an appropriate time . |
| 3 | You might not be going through an easy time emotionally or materially but all the dramatic sagas now unfolding will eventually come together to produce and excellent outcome . |
| 4 | It may be possible to study for the course by distance learning , so that the modules can be covered at an appropriate time in your training . |
| 5 | the affairs of the target company are not to be hindered for an unreasonable time |
| 6 | ‘ Being called at an inconvenient time by an insensitive caller who assumes that since you 've answered the phone it must be convenient to talk ’ . |
| 7 | You will have to weigh it again once it is stuffed for an exact time . |
| 8 | If sleep is taken at an unusual time , the changes associated with it ( the release of some hormones , the type of sleep ) will be affected to different extents depending on whether they are dominated by external factors or the body clock . |
| 9 | With the academic year 1992/93 seeing the first full year of modularised courses at Napier , it was seen as an appropriate time to examine undergraduate , postgraduate , and HND courses in relation to the inclusion of enterprise/ transferable skills in course descriptors . |
| 10 | To a number of us the crucial omission was any help for industry , which was going through an appalling time . |
| 11 | At a press conference confirming his promotion to regional inspector of constabulary from April 1 , Mr Dear denied he was leaving at an inappropriate time . |