Example sentences of "be a [adj] time [subord] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But it will be a long time before that system is fully installed . |
| 2 | It would be a long time before all of this changed very much — and certainly it had not by the time of the Crowther Report in 1959 ( see Chapter 8 ) . |
| 3 | The idea was to move away from an elitist and centralist view of things , yet it was to be a long time before such changes were implemented in the Government 's media , and it might well be argued that they have not progressed very far to this day . |
| 4 | He laughed and said it was beyond his remit and that it would be a long time before public health became a genuine national concept . |
| 5 | It was to be a long time before any disciples appeared to revitalize the game , and even after Busby , Shankly , Clough and others the cry still goes up ( not always reasonably ) that football is too negative . |
| 6 | Nevertheless it could be a long time before any human decisions acquired sufficient accord to be entered as units of ‘ goodness ’ and assigned to the Created God . |
| 7 | It was so effective , it will be a long time before any of the Sicilians dare to attack us again , if ever ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Despite what people say , I think it will be a long time until black people are going to be in a position to do that . |