Example sentences of "[pron] in [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we think those ancient people were silly , we should look to ourselves in modern times . |
| 2 | Gifts and legacies , which in early times had been very large , can not be assessed very precisely , but are likely to have been considerable . |
| 3 | The process of canonization , which in early times had been very informal and by acclamation , became regulated under the Church 's supervision and Innocent stressed that only the pope had the authority to declare a saint , " for the confirmation of the Catholic faith and the confusion of heresy " , as he said . |
| 4 | From the Schallenberg the road descends in the course of 1 5km ( 9 miles ) via Oberei and Schwarzenegg to Steffisburg , which in modern times has become something of a dormitory suburb to 4km- ( 2½ miles- ) distant Thun . |
| 5 | This is well illustrated by Willesden High School in North London , which in recent times produced both Phillip DeFreitas and Chris Lewis , but which ceased to play cricket four years ago . |
| 6 | Done in the Jamesian manner , Jim would doubtless find himself credited with psychological subtleties and complexities of which he is quite unaware ; but still one might hope that the writer would succeed in suggesting the highly distinctive flavour of his talk , his inimitable way of retailing a diverting anecdote leisurely and with a modicum of circumlocution , from which in due time the point of the story is sure to emerge . |
| 7 | My valet , Purvis , will find out which in due time . |
| 8 | The deceased then became " he who has gone to his Ka " , which in Ptolemaic times were applied to the god and the king and which wee enumerated as strength , might , prosperity , food , veneration , eternity , radiance , glory , fame , magic , authority , sight , hearing , and perception . |
| 9 | Famed for its 30000 capacity colosseum which in Roman times played host to many a blood sport . |
| 10 | From here the path is grassy and it is an easy walk to the ruins of Dunseverick Castle , which in prehistoric times marked the northern end of Ireland 's oldest road , from where the Celts crossed to and from Scotland . |
| 11 | Miles which in Classical times denoted an ordinary soldier had , by the eleventh century , come to mean ‘ knight ’ and led to such forms as Miles Parliamentalis = knight of the shire , and miles agrarius = holder of a knight 's fee . |
| 12 | At the time of the Crusades , Europe took comfort in the expectation that somewhere in the East there ruled a mighty Christian monarch , Known as Prester John , who in due time would march on Jerusalem , destroy the infidel and liberate the Holy Places . |
| 13 | It is fitting that the river should , according to legend , be associated with Tamara , a beautiful nymph who in ancient times lived in a cave deep below the earth . |
| 14 | Sacred to the Aboriginals of the Kimberleys , the images are revered as awesome beings who in primeval times wandered around the landscape , instructing the indigenous people in the use of weapons and tools and initiating tribal laws , rites and customs , and after completing their task they disappeared into the heavens or into the ground . |
| 15 | Drinks before dinner are spent in bizarre oscillation between an Essex taxi-driver advancing his theories on the need for a return of the ‘ glasshouse ’ for young offenders , and a syrupy smooth young Etonian on the Turnbull and Asser wing of the party who in previous times might have glided effortlessly into a constituency . |
| 16 | The Queen says : ‘ The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 17 | The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 18 | Being a single mum is not very easy and it was important that there was lots of people to contact to encourage you in difficult times . |
| 19 | But first of all , I will sketch an account of observation that I think it is fair to say is a commonly held one in modern times , and which lends plausibility to the naive inductivist position . |
| 20 | They are credit-wary , because their experience of credit has been a very adverse one in recent times . |
| 21 | At an adjoining table , Sharon Dudley and David Wilson described themselves as consultant marketists — they sell discount cards on the basis that ‘ it gives people the stuff they want for three-quarters of the normal price and the shops would rather get 75 per cent of something than nothing in recessionary times ’ . |
| 22 | I had intended to emerge while Mr Cardinal was still a reasonable distance away , so that he would see me in good time and suppose I was on my way to the summerhouse , or perhaps to the gardener 's lodge . |
| 23 | He was a good friend to me in difficult times . |
| 24 | The same missive ( it has characteristic Mr Nice Guy touches like ‘ I hope I have shown that you can trust me in difficult times as well as easier ones ’ ) went to the deputy leader , Coun Bill Dixon . |
| 25 | What is new , according to DEC consultant engineer Lawrence Stewart , is that hardware now has the horse-power to drive them in real time . |
| 26 | What is new , according to DEC consultant engineer Lawrence Stewart , is that hardware now has the horse-power to drive them in real time . |
| 27 | But it is easier to show that the Aquitanians ' identity as a people was imposed on them rather than felt by them in Carolingian times . |
| 28 | Now unless we think that dreams can unravel very fast in the mind , much faster , and there is some evidence that that 's true actually , that dreams can in fact happen quicker than you could think of them in conscious time . |
| 29 | Having built up the reserves , it is prepared to use them in difficult times , and that is the right thing to do . |
| 30 | She has had to work really hard to maintain herself in recent times . |