Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could glean from each category what was happening and , of course at a convenient time , he would test the aircraft itself and then put it on line so that the bombload could be installed before mid-afternoon or early evening . |
| 2 | Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time , and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family . |
| 3 | Although out of action for a long time , an internal iron water wheel survives . |
| 4 | But after being knocked out in the first round of the English Derby the dog injured a hind muscle and was out of action for a long time . |
| 5 | I 've been in this frame of mind for a long time , but no one seems to notice . ’ |
| 6 | This is particularly necessary if you are using either the VHS-C or Video 8 formats ; unlike the ubiquitous standard VHS cassettes which can be bought just about anywhere , the availability of the mini-format cassettes tends to be patchy and you risk running out of tape at an awkward time . |
| 7 | Ryan 's proposal for a program for automatic story generation which fulfils her three criteria of creativity , aesthetic awareness and understanding will probably remain beyond the boundaries of feasibility for a long time , but it does demonstrate both the need for a greater contribution of ideas from poetics and narratology to developments in artificial intelligence , and the insights that can be gained from the attempt to shape one 's ideas about narrative into a form that can be learnt and applied by computers . |
| 8 | If you have not kept up with the nursing journals or have been out of practice for a long time then you will have to trust to luck or the recommendations of others as to the relevance and value of any course you choose to attend . |
| 9 | A big bream should be weighed immediately it is caught , for these fish can lose a lot of weight in a short time in a keepnet or keepsack . |
| 10 | I suspect that there 'll there 'd been a certain amount of alienation for a long time things that the men had to accept because the people with the money and therefore the power said that they had to you know a I think quarry men are very proud on one level great sort of craftsmen in a way and erm I 'm sure that you know th the last couple of years well I 've heard them say really tha that there 'd been things niggling them with the management but I suppose this was just like a blatant smack in the face and they realize that if they accepted this if they let the management walk all over them this was the thin end of the wedge you know that . |
| 11 | Lord Joseph has been interested in the causes of poverty for a long time : as a young man he joined the Howard League for Penal Reform as well as a Quaker group which busied itself about improving the social conditions of the poor . |
| 12 | If I 'd been a religious and I would have thanked one god or another for the large number of kilocreds I was soon to collect , which would keep me from any kind of poverty for a long time . |
| 13 | At the same time , Nos. 1E , 2E and 3E , were taken out of service for a short time , to receive a small modification — they were fitted with spare sets of track brake equipment , so that they could subsequently work to the Crystal Palace . |
| 14 | The statutory outage on Reactor 1 was completed three days ahead of schedule in a total time of 6 weeks , 4 days … an excellent performance by everyone concerned . |
| 15 | Another example of a conflict between official and unofficial group norms can be drawn from a situation where a group itself decides to operate a certain level of output over a given time , regardless of targets set by the management in their search for increased efficiency and productivity . |
| 16 | The shop certainly had not received a coat of paint in a long time and , though looking decrepit , in earlier years the well proportioned double-fronted premises must have been quite smart . |
| 17 | Whilst we hope you will find these facility ratings a helpful guide when making your holiday choice , it is important you appreciate both that circumstances can change after our brochure goes to press and that such facilities can not be guaranteed throughout the season , particularly where they are dependent on weather or the level of demand at a particular time . |
| 18 | But he was a feckless young man and likely to be kept in a state of frustration for a long time to come . |
| 19 | All over the world , standards of beauty vary ; fat women can become the ideal , or those with small feet , or tall women , or those with blue eyes , or whatever it is that seems to capture the spirit of beauty for a particular time and place . |
| 20 | In fact , a ‘ fast track ’ procedure , in which the court would seek to deal quickly with preliminary issues in an endeavour to reach the stage of proof within a short time ’ , is one of the proposals already before the working party which would like to hear of experiences of that kind in other jurisdictions . |
| 21 | And for an English/French speaker , adoption of bird for a short time precluded oiseau Once such children realize they are dealing with two languages , however , they begin to use labels from both languages for the same category , both leche and milk They start to do this once they themselves can produce about 150–200 words ( Taeschner , 1983 ) . |
| 22 | Not only would a list of varieties make a book like this out of date in a short time , it would not help you either . |
| 23 | It is such measurable levels of activity over a given time period however which provide a means of support and comparison . |
| 24 | It was eventually decided at the Council meeting that farmers should be approached about renting out a plot of land for a short time for the travellers whilst the search for a permanent site continued . |
| 25 | In fact , Mr Shiratori has been one of Japan 's representative 's on the IASC since 1984 and is well versed in all the issues ; he is also well aware that he has taken up the reins of office at a critical time for the IASC . |