Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The onward march of racism is traced through historical time and institutional space , from some presumed point of origination which defines its essential character , to a present conjuncture which is the summation of its effects . |
| 2 | The views of his Ministerial colleagues , not least the Prime Minister , will be of particular relevance whenever a subject overruns departmental boundaries and the Home Office is competing for Parliamentary time . |
| 3 | Because of the slimness of their bodies it means a shoal of bream , particularly when resting between feeding times , can pack quite tightly together and become a much smaller target than they would present if rotundly shaped . |
| 4 | As Judith Walkowitz has pointed out , in the districts where the Acts were enforced , petty theft , the seasonal migration of the poor into the countryside to pick hops and strawberries , and prostitution , were all means by which the chronically under-employed endured through hard times . |
| 5 | He began life as a commercial photographer and worked for Renault , but he was sacked for bad time keeping after late nights in the darkroom . |
| 6 | ( ii ) Second reading In his discussions with the Leader of the House relating to the Bill , the Minister will have arranged for certain times ( usually a day or two , but perhaps up to eight days ) to have been set aside for the second reading debate . |
| 7 | Cells ( 50000 ) in serum free medium were added to each coated well and incubated for various times at 36°C . |
| 8 | If those , all of those contract temps are regarded as full time people it looks like full time people are working overtime , which is why I asked you the question yesterday erm what 's the overtime bill for quotes alone . |
| 9 | Hunt for visiting time thieves |
| 10 | AS A HEALTHY antidote to our strife-torn , recessionary and under-funded times , we commissioned Kate Garner to photograph the portfolio of comedians in our lead feature [ Laughing Through Hard Times , page 56 ] . |
| 11 | Laughing through hard times |
| 12 | If I had to Oxford my finger might have come off bythe time I got there |
| 13 | It is up to each individual union to deal with this problem , but the obvious right course for all of them is to compensate for broken time — and this included the RFU . |
| 14 | This means that it can be certified like any other homebuilt , and a pilot with a single engine rating can fly it ( although through an anomaly the time counts as twin time in his or her logbook ) . |
| 15 | He does not pursue into modern times his lively thought about the connection between commerce and art ; wisely , perhaps . |
| 16 | The roads in this upper part of the valley were designed in medieval times for the occasional passage of horses and carts and have never been brought to modern standards by straightening and widening and it is to be hoped that they never will be . |
| 17 | The 1980 Epsom Derby was won in fast time by the horse Henbit . |
| 18 | I do n't know of any league penalty regarding players not turning up and not letting their opponents know in good time that they will not be playing . |
| 19 | These plans were duly put into effect , and the new building was ready for opening in good time for the celebrations . |
| 20 | Occupied in Victorian times by the officers of the County Gaol . |
| 21 | As the sea level rose in Post-glacial times two conflicting physical processes took place : a tendency for the sea to invade the area and to leave behind extensive deposits of marine silt and a tendency for a large-scale development of peat in the districts furthest away from the sea . |
| 22 | John Junor , from the promisingly-entitled Mail On Sunday , responded in award-winning time . |
| 23 | They moved nothing except their eyes , but they moved in perfect time to the footsteps , marking the position , flicking backwards and forwards as the human crossed the room above . |
| 24 | It is usually women who have left work , or moved from full time to part time employment , to care for a sick or frail elderly relative . |
| 25 | Much of the research and theory which has informed our educational methodology has been superseded in recent times both in psychology and linguistics . |
| 26 | But for some time teachers have been aware that many pupils do not appear to benefit from private-study time nor do they acquire the associated study skills , and there is uncertainty as to what kind of study skills training should be given . |
| 27 | First of all , you would have to get there by traveling in imaginary time and not care that your history in real time came to a sticky end . |
| 28 | ‘ You are come in excellent time , Theodosia ! ’ |
| 29 | Although such motives can be found in individuals , they , like the punishment rate itself , are associated with the general ‘ moral climate ’ that develops in hard times . |
| 30 | In addition , one citizen can not benefit from the successful formal objection of another citizen ; he must object in due time himself . |