Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [be] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some day we will be married ; I am certain of it , but it is a long time to wait till I am of age and we must think of some other way before then . |
| 2 | In the cases that I have mentioned everything is in order — all the forms have been filled in and returned by the contractor , the work has been completed satisfactorily — but it is a long time before the cheque is processed and the contractor paid . |
| 3 | ‘ There has been some interest , but it is a difficult time to be selling housing sites . |
| 4 | But it is a bad time to be coming back into the side with results poor and confidence low . |
| 5 | But it 's a low time is n't it ? |
| 6 | but it 's a long time pl er term , we 've got ta look at it and we 've got to do something about it for , for heating if we 're going to use it , if we 're going to let it or something |
| 7 | Monday 's a good day for getting the broad brush strokes of your intentions and meanings across , but it 's a terrible time to try to explain the fine detail of a plan . |
| 8 | But it 's a full time commitment . |
| 9 | But it 's a full time job keeping it that way . |
| 10 | But it was a magical time because running through everything like a fine , golden thread was the knowledge that we loved one another . |
| 11 | The football might n't have been very good but it was a great time , magic . |
| 12 | Everybody in Avonlea was very kind to them , but it was a sad time . |
| 13 | We called the police and ambulance but it was a long time before the police arrived . |
| 14 | Several workers suggested that there must be a tissue phase , in which the Plasmodium went to ground , but it was a long time before objects , evidently forms of the parasite , were recognized in microscopic sections of the spleen and liver of infected domestic fowl , monkeys and finally man . |
| 15 | Some hours later — no one counted , but it was a long time — eight soaking , snow-covered individuals just — but only just — on the right side of hypothermia made it to the main Teesdale road , which snow ploughs had kept open . |
| 16 | ‘ But it was a long time ago , before … ’ |
| 17 | Not a dish for a dieter , she allowed , but it was a long time since she 'd enjoyed anything quite so much . |
| 18 | Lord , Ellie , but it was a long time ago , and what a green girl I was . |
| 19 | But it was a long time ago and other things have happened since . ’ |
| 20 | It must all sound rather tame to today 's children , but it was a happy time ; a time of predictable routine , which gave us a sense of security . |
| 21 | We issued a statement pointing out that she was n't talking to the kidnappers in Beirut , and sent a letter to that effect to every MP , but it was a busy time and no-one really noticed . |
| 22 | When I arrived on the scene , Joe was trying to come to terms with the situation but it was a difficult time all round . |