Example sentences of "[verb] in [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | The 1980 Epsom Derby was won in fast time by the horse Henbit . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | These plans were duly put into effect , and the new building was ready for opening in good time for the celebrations . |
| 5 | Three of the six horizontal wells drilled in that time have set Gulf of Mexico records for overall horizontal length . |
| 6 | Occupied in Victorian times by the officers of the County Gaol . |
| 7 | Consumers are prepared to wait for sales and even go for cheaper versions of what they would buy in better times , says a survey published yesterday . |
| 8 | They are that kind of car and if you look at £80,000 and how long it 'll last you and see how many £15,000 cars you 'll buy in that time , we 're probably bargains . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Obesity in later years leads to insulin resistance , and the functional β cell mass , programmed in leaner times , may then be unable to meet the rising demand for insulin . |
| 11 | John Junor , from the promisingly-entitled Mail On Sunday , responded in award-winning time . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Much of the research and theory which has informed our educational methodology has been superseded in recent times both in psychology and linguistics . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | just six have come in this time there 's ca n't remember . |
| 16 | ‘ You are come in excellent time , Theodosia ! ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In addition , one citizen can not benefit from the successful formal objection of another citizen ; he must object in due time himself . |
| 19 | Although it was not clear when the equipment would arrive at North Tees , managers hoped it would be installed in good time for Christmas . |
| 20 | The church tower stands out on the skyline in the middle of the village and the church dates from the 14th century , though extensively restored and to some extent rebuilt in Victorian times . |
| 21 | The Cathedral at Angers is a good example of the massive , domical building of Anjou , though parts of it were rebuilt in Gothic times . |
| 22 | Chairman of selectors Ted Dexter was at Lilleshall to run his eye over final preparations and said : ‘ We have had one of the most successful years at international level that we have enjoyed in recent times , but the coming tour represents quite a different challenge to the ones our players have had before . ’ |
| 23 | Moreover , subsidence in the Upper Cretaceous and/or Cainozoic has been relatively shallow , and no additional geothermal heating occurred in recent times . |
| 24 | Effective vaccines prevent such hazards , but only if a social organization ensures that all potential mothers are vaccinated in good time . |
| 25 | Nor might it be much consolation to him , as he ran into the singularity in real time , to know that his particles will survive in imaginary time . |
| 26 | An American model of ‘ privatism ’ ( see Barnekov , Boyle and Rich , 1989 ) has in recent times been deemed as exportable . |
| 27 | Bragad was affable enough at the end — said that all things came to pass in good time if they were meant to . |
| 28 | There was no Reg Pybus to stand in this time , he too had left for pastures new . |
| 29 | Other Windows word processors show the text re-aligning in real time , which slows the process down a little . |
| 30 | A Labour campaign document championed the ‘ traditional values and firm foundations of the mid-Staffordshire way of life ’ and complained that its ‘ serenity … has been shattered in recent times ’ by crime . |