Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] ['s] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , because religion is about the archaic heritage of humanity , and involves relations with parent figures , particularly the father , that one would expect emotional reactions to the subject ; either religion is the most important part of life , and immune to scientific investigation for that reason , or it is too trivial to be worth a working scientist 's time . |
| 2 | Lethal will probably be a top-notch producer in another album 's time — Muggs already is . |
| 3 | With a U-form structure , in which the functional basis of decomposition is preserved all the way up the hierarchy , more of top management 's time is devoted to these operational matters , whose pressing need for resolution gives them an urgency not usually attached to issues of a more long-run , strategic kind . |
| 4 | Much of this group 's time was spent in discussion and negotiation with Russian authorities in Moscow and Siberia , but one day was spent at a 30-year-old pumping station near Tyumen . |
| 5 | In the old King 's time he was in the garrison of the Tower , then he went abroad with others to fight in Outremer . ’ |
| 6 | The hon. Gentleman will know , for he takes a close interest in this matter , that from next year , there is an extra £2.7 billion for the health service in its next budget , in a few day 's time — up another 5 per cent. , including efficiency gains . |
| 7 | erm the the order which one , one I concern , maybe we can discuss if to , if , if the defendants were prepared to undertake to erm provide any as to instruct within twenty eight days from today , the matter should be list on and this convention on a Friday , Friday in about two or two and a half month 's time from now , which will take us in the next term , I , I beg a suggestion |
| 8 | and Mrs whose both numbers were nearly at the end of them anyway , with , they 'll all be back again in a , another week 's time |
| 9 | But there are some entertaining ideas there too , like a near-irreverent sequence about David Icke phoning heaven , or Margi 's contemplation of her TV success with The Good Sex Guide … she imagines millions of babies being born in a few month 's time all called Margi . |
| 10 | Young people were caught up in a whirlwind of activity with , to quote a social worker , ‘ the teachers and the physios and the medics arguing out who has this square inch of this kid 's time ’ . |
| 11 | If it were to happen in a few year 's time when we have the lottery money , then I think the Sutherland Collection Collection is something that anybody concerned with heritage should make the highest possible priority . |
| 12 | The British Museum 's show was originally scheduled to coincide with the publication of its new catalogue of the drawings of Rembrandt and his School , due to appear in a few year 's time . |
| 13 | ‘ I have done a fair bit of business travelling to meetings in London , ’ said Mr Pilkington , who seizes the opportunity for more practice on train journeys appropriately since BR is sponsoring this year 's Times championship . |
| 14 | And then certainly in two and a half year 's time , a hundred and seventy million pounds is being spent by Water er putting in a new sewage station . |
| 15 | So we 're watching that programme , Is this Your Last Cigarette ? or whatever it were called last Sunday on the telly and I thought I 'm stupid cos in six month 's time I shall say I could have packed up six months ago . |
| 16 | Within these great defensive rings , particularly the outer ones , there is too Much to see in one go ; as with all cities Milan can comfortably fill almost any amount of the inquisitive visitor 's time . |
| 17 | Everything depended on the weather and if your luck was out the hired man 's time could be up and not much hay in . |
| 18 | London in three day 's time and Virginia . |
| 19 | Three day 's time . |
| 20 | If not I 've only got to put them up in the attic and bring them down in three month 's time . |
| 21 | I 'll tell you : we 're leaving because the little cheat 's time will be up at midnight , son , that 's why . |
| 22 | The Indians of the Plains — Apache and Comanche — that he had known in the Sons of Geronimo had sworn that the white man 's time was nearing an end , and that the buffalo would return . |
| 23 | Microvitec hopes to sell 5,000 units by end of the year and predicts 50% of ASCI/ANSI terminals sold will be Alpha-based in two or three year 's time . |
| 24 | Oh there was a tremendous variety , but then there were all the same in , erm you look at the er the three light fitting er it hangs down from the ceiling and has three branches out from it and it either has three lights hanging down or three hanging upwards , er with four ordinary bulbs in or candle bulbs in and shades , sometimes they have four , erm , there 's still an awful lot of those about and any lighting shop you look in you 'll still see plenty of those er and yet they 've got a tremendous number of disadvantages , one thing , a lot of them got glass shades , if you break one shade three year 's time you might as well throw away the fitting because you ca n't get another one er , and erm it 's a design that does n't , it does n't lend itself to giving a good lighting in a room at all er , it they , they harsh glassware , the edges of the glass during all round the room and that sort of thing |
| 25 | So in three year 's time we 'll back to where we are today , |
| 26 | ‘ If you would prefer not to pursue the matter , just say so , and we wo n't waste any more of each other 's time . ’ |
| 27 | We offered the Government time , saying , ’ Let us not waste each other 's time : let us abolish the poll tax now , and get rid of it by April 1992 . ’ |
| 28 | Yes that oh oh That was a l that was in my great grannie 's time that they went there . |
| 29 | But in my great grannie 's time I think they did that . |
| 30 | That was further back that was in what I would say my great grannie 's time . |