Example sentences of "it [verb] [verb] [adj] time in " in BNC.

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1 In the past two and half years it has risen four times in real terms to pay for the publication of more and more glossy pamphlets such as the parents charter — party political propaganda produced at the taxpayers ' expense .
2 Since 1961 , it has happened 17 times in 31 seasons , or over half : a remarkable proportion given the economic imbalance that has developed already within English football during the last 31 years .
3 Lawrence added : ‘ We have played five games against First Division sides this season and it has taken extra time in the fifth for us to be defeated .
4 The faded opulence of its belle époque styling , with gleaming brass , mirrored walls and ceiling murals , suggested that it had seen better times in the long distant days of Renoir and Toulouse-Lautrec .
5 It had happened several times in the weeks since the funeral , and it scared him .
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