Example sentences of "that in the [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doubtless their minds are uncluttered by the thought that in the fullness of time they themselves will appear on the list . |
| 2 | And yet he conquered these fears , so that in the fullness of time he became a spirited steeplechaser and a keen rider to hounds . |
| 3 | We will discover whether there is a real commitment or whether it is simply words which they hope that the Scottish public will forget were ever uttered so that in the fullness of time they can shunt the companies off to the private sector to do with them as it will . |
| 4 | As a result there is always a possibility , however slight at present , that in the fullness of time , for one reason or another , the caravans could be removed . |
| 5 | I even hinted , without any good reason for thinking it , that in the course of time our little amateur effort at 1OAB might evolve into another commercial station , which caused considerable laughter from both my pioneer radio partners . |
| 6 | It is possible that in the course of time scientific advance will be able to offer at least an hypothesis which will throw some light on the mystery of the origin of the universe and give substance to the belief that life , in some form or other , does have an ineradicable and eternal place in the universe . |
| 7 | It is to be hoped that in the course of time the word ‘ fear ’ used in the context of the foregoing will be abandoned in favour of the word ‘ foreboding ’ , for the conscience , once properly developed should give warning rather than frighten , and therefore enable the individual to avoid that which could give rise to real fear . |
| 8 | Suppose that in the course of time the vowel /a : / in a particular language becomes open /α:/ , as it did in Southern Middle English in words of the type home , stone ( OE há0m , stá0n ) . |
| 9 | It has also been clearly established that in the course of time evaluation of particular variants can change or even be reversed . |