Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leaving aside the difficulty of not making a provision at the same time as one is undertaking the assessment , this approach has produced two serious difficulties . |
| 2 | it 's a bit of a long time , because I come back January the fourteenth , fourteenth , and I 've had all Christmas off , have n't I ? |
| 3 | Others have a bit of a tough time especially I think with ladies |
| 4 | Hunt , who broke an ankle at the start of this season , said : ‘ This is a good opportunity for me to show what I can do after a bit of a difficult time . ’ |
| 5 | Matt 's pretty fit from all those outdoor movies where they put olive oil on his pectorals ( though not as fit as he ought to be ) and the two of us gave the crew a bit of a hard time , said union rules did n't apply in the Jungle , and so on . |
| 6 | Renault showed they had a winner for the first time at the 1979 French Grand Prix when Jean-Pierre Jabouille ( Fra ) was first , with team-mate Rene Arnoux third . |
| 7 | But because of their concern they made a direction at the same time as they made the care order . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) Failure to deliver a decision within a reasonable time will be |
| 9 | The terms of this statutory instrument do not extend to arbitrators acting as experts , nor to the failure to deliver a decision within a reasonable time ( see 14.7.3 ) . |
| 10 | Finally , important solution forms are to be found in the Red Sea , a region of such aridity that the possibility of fresh water playing a part at the present time can be ignored . |
| 11 | Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) . |
| 12 | When removing a drain for the first time , the suture must be removed , and the safety pin replaced about 1″ down the tube if it is to be shortened . |
| 13 | If a person is given permission to enter a building at a particular time , then entry at another time may render him a trespasser . |
| 14 | Drawings can often give views of the site that are difficult or impossible to achieve with a physical reconstruction , such as aerial or cutaway views , showing both the interior and exterior of a building at the same time . |
| 15 | If the defendant in a default action does submit a defence in the prescribed time , the district judge fixes a date for the preliminary hearing , and the action proceeds in the same way as a fixed date action . |
| 16 | She 's got our number all right an' we 'll 'ave to give this place a miss for a long time after this . |
| 17 | He sat over breakfast in a cafeteria for a long time , reading the Sunday papers . |
| 18 | United States trade figures for the second quarter of 1971 showed a deficit for the first time . |
| 19 | And the poor owd boy put his hat back on sheepish like and watched the fly zooming about the smithy , giving us a look as the same time . |
| 20 | Several people can examine a preparation at the same time . |
| 21 | Nearly fifty years ago Peggy Lucas walked out across an airfield to fly a Spitfire for the first time … now she 's about to come bang up to date with a helicopter . |
| 22 | Nearly fifty years ago Peggy Lucas walked out across an airfield to fly a Spitfire for the first time … now she 's about to come bang up to date with a helicopter . |
| 23 | The Youngest Son waited to greet us , and what a contrast from the last time I saw him . |
| 24 | Carrying a full size electrocardiogram ( ECG ) machine around with you would certainly push your heart rate up , but would probably give you a hernia at the same time . |
| 25 | A horse that has apparently recovered completely can remain a carrier for a considerable time and therefore should not be mixed with uninfected horses until nasal swabs are clear of any bacterial growth . |
| 26 | One essential requirement , before attempting to fly a model equipped with a gyro for the first time , is to ensure that the gyro is working in the correct sense . |
| 27 | Jenny Pitman 's Do Be Brief stepped onto a racecourse for the first time in the first division of the Christmas Pudding Novice Hurdle and made quite an impression in beating Sailor 's Luck , but not half as big as his stable-companion Egypt Mill , who looked something special in landing the second division by 10 lengths . |
| 28 | If you have to go out to deliberately buy them the chances are that you wo n't but if you buy the occasional packet when you happen to see them you can have a grand time selecting them to effect a change on a sweater at the right time . |
| 29 | On the other hand the arts lobby which has wanted such a department for a long time , is now worried that Mellor , known for his dynamism , strong views and unceremonious manners , could take an interventionist and populist approach , particularly in relation to the Arts Council . |
| 30 | The House of Commons met on a Saturday for the first time since the war . |