Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They must also continue to be so for a reasonable time after delivery . |
| 2 | CHARLES and Diana will be together for a long time to come . |
| 3 | A group of young teenage girls once admitted to me that although they frequently complained because their parents insisted that they should be home by a certain time , they recognized that the deadline gave them a useful excuse for not getting out of their depth . |
| 4 | Opposition Back-Bench Members have been questioning my right hon. and hon. Friends and myself on the basis that we shall be here for a long time , whereas Front-Bench spokesmen still nurse the occasional illusion . |
| 5 | So you did n't have to go there or be there at a certain time . |
| 6 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 7 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |