Example sentences of "would [adv] be [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Zambia knew there would not be a next time . |
2 | It would not be the first time that it had done so . |
3 | It would not be the first time that a ‘ bad cold ’ has referred to a political chill rather than a runny nose . |
4 | I pause to observe that this would not be the first time that , in this field , Parliament has conferred on the English court a jurisdiction of unlimited territorial application . |
5 | It would not be the first time that a Court sorcerer had been lured away from the strong pure magic of Ireland and sworn allegiance to the Dark Realm . |
6 | Might he not be playing a far deeper game although not a new one , since it would not be the first time that the man who hatched the plot and encouraged others most ardently to join it , should be the very one to turn his fellow conspirators over to the magistrates . |
7 | ‘ It would probably be a good time to go now before it gets too crowded . ’ |
8 | It would also be an appropriate time to institute similar legislation to that of the US government in order to keep company profits stable , thereby maintaining research levels , and at the same time ensure that people may benefit from drugs that would otherwise not be available because they were not profitable to produce . |
9 | He felt sure there would n't be a better time to make what he called a good metsieh . |
10 | ‘ Would n't be the first time your husband 's come back when you did n't expect him , would it ? ’ |
11 | It would n't be the first time . |
12 | There were questions he still needed to ask and it would n't be the first time that he had taken advantage of tiredness or grief . |
13 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
14 | It would n't be the first time Littlewoods had copied a successful high street idea . |
15 | It would n't be the first time . |
16 | It would n't be the first time that a man had lovingly supported a woman through crisis only to discover that when she was strong again his own need was to confine her in a dependent role . |
17 | It would n't be the first time that a man has been seduced by female beauty and been left the poorer for his pleasure , nor the first time Lotta has attempted by stealth to deprive me of something which I value . ’ |
18 | It would n't be the first time , but I did n't say it . |
19 | This would then be a useful time to engage in the brainstorming process to generate additional topics for individual investigations and give practice in applying the selection criteria . |
20 | nearer , nearer to Christmas because Christmas Eve would actually be the perfect time to do for children |