Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] time in " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The government of the US wasted little time in funding two secret thermonuclear research projects . |
| 2 | Douglas , disappointed , had of course been prepared for this also , and wasted little time in cursing . |
| 3 | However , with Sarah Bentley making her singles debut for Surrey , the holders wasted little time in establishing a winning 5–1 lead to retain their title . |
| 4 | He wasted little time in finding a replacement , choosing the widowed Mary of Guise . |
| 5 | She wasted little time in starting to eat , her quick brain turning over alternative scenarios as she debated whether to show herself to the Carlisle Flint team , or disappear quietly to her room . |
| 6 | He was waiting for her outside and wasted little time in virtually hustling her outside to where his car was waiting for them . |
| 7 | This exile might have been permanent had Swegen not died in February 1014. Æthelred was invited back , and wasted little time in expelling Cnut and his army from their Lincolnshire base . |
| 8 | Once free of these troubles he wasted little time in turning his attention to England . |
| 9 | Cash with order or cash on delivery is always better than cash some time in the future . |
| 10 | If you are seriously contemplating taking your skills abroad , then it may be advisable to invest some time in updating yourself at home first . |
| 11 | So he decided he needed to invest some time in , in that . |
| 12 | They met some time in ‘ thirty-eight , I gather . |
| 13 | Emerson and Jackie swopped positions at Brands Hatch , with both of them missing gears at critical points and having to drive some time in oil thrown up by Ickx 's Ferrari . |
| 14 | You may be recalled for a second interview or apply to the same place some time in the future . |
| 15 | Further damage and paint loss , caused by changes in humidity and temperature during the paintings ' absence , are likely to appear some time in the future , as is usual with sensitive panels . |
| 16 | Instead , they snatched extra time in the 80th minute when Cork got a touch onto Glyn Hodges ' cross and as a defender attempted to clear , the ball was driven against Ward and back past a helpless Mimms . |
| 17 | and I do n't think anybody has more time in in four weeks time |
| 18 | He did n't need more time in this chilled room . |
| 19 | Its aim was to bring into ‘ one easy and concise view ’ what might be of use to those ‘ hindered by other avocations from bestowing much time in the study of this delightful and innocent work ’ . |
| 20 | Back to the campus and a free shower in the sports annexe , then kill some time in the Union before going on to see Diane . |
| 21 | She woke some time in the night , disoriented , wondering where on earth she was . |
| 22 | The house was built some time in the second half of the 12C or beginning of the 13C . |
| 23 | This was commissioned by the thrustful chatelain of Pau , Gaston Phoebus , from his distinguished military architect , Sicord de Lord at ; and was built some time in the 1370s . |
| 24 | This had an iron undershot wheel but ceased operating some time in the 1920s . |
| 25 | The school librarian can save the Prestel graphics on screen and add school information on to pages , thus saving much time in the creation of graphics . |
| 26 | Sometimes an extremely simple technique is sufficient — for example Coveney ( 1986 ) reports that he obtained enough data to allow him to study quantitatively different ways of expressing future time in the French verb , simply by asking speakers about their plans for the future . |
| 27 | The example given was of a tenant against whom an order for eviction had been made securing further time in residence by appealing . |
| 28 | In the rest of the country we can not be sure of the date , although the evidence begins to suggest some time in the late Saxon period , the centuries before the Norman Conquest . |
| 29 | I joined some time in the late thirties when I was a young member of the Foreign Office . ’ |
| 30 | Emmerdale Farm , Crown Court and General Hospital arrived some time in the middle of the afternoon — in those days , we made our own crap daytime drama . |