Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] no time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed that in no time she was forced indoors by huge raindrops that appeared to have come from nowhere . |
| 2 | Pace the unjustified slur , naming 10 famous Belgians is easy , even if the Singing Nun , the Mannekin Pis and Hercule Poirot are declared ineligible ( and Jacques Brel counts five of most other countries ' famous people in our book ) — and there could just be another one soon , in the person of Finance Minister Philippe Maystadt , who could become the father of a whole new economics after his proposal that Belgium levy a robot tax on factory machines to get humans back to work : it 's a great idea , and why not take it further and ban construction machinery from the roads to get the shovels back into navvies ' hands — and no doubt computers can be included under the tax , so that in no time , in a dramatic return to Victorian values , while the Belgian economy may not actually start booming , the country will have the world 's biggest quill pen industry . |
| 3 | Lori 's suite was several floors above , but the express lift whisked her upwards , so that in no time at all she was knocking on the door . |
| 4 | The turnpikes can be reasonably considered the leading edge of road improvement , although at no time did ordinary roads not outnumber them by five to one . |
| 5 | Fisons adds that at no time did it use ‘ beer kegs ’ for storage during the manufacture of Imferon and that the bulk intermediate storage vessels , which looked like beer kegs , have now been replaced . |
| 6 | ( It 's also odd that at no time during the film is Brando seen to strike Harris anyway ! ) |
| 7 | And : ‘ Nigel would have been delighted at your success and I was very moved by your point that at no time was he attended or touched by any but those close to him . |
| 8 | Laing was at pains to stress that at no time did he feel under pressure : ‘ It was that I 'd never been caught before and I did n't know what to do . |
| 9 | They have argued that Elizabeth 's church contained a variety of acceptable doctrinal positions , that predestinarianism never managed to achieve the dominance accorded it by Tyacke , and that at no time during the sixty-five years between 1560 and 1625 was the idea that good works could be an aid to salvation anything other than a perfectly orthodox belief . |
| 10 | Ms Tyson may protest too much ; but she could certainly argue that at no time in the previous two administrations did everyone involved in trade policy sing from the same songbook . |
| 11 | By a notice of appeal dated 1 July 1992 M. appealed on the ground that at no time had he been personally served with either the committal order or a copy and that accordingly the order should be set aside . |
| 12 | These conditions are that at no time during the relevant accounting reference period — ; |
| 13 | Will he bear in mind the fact that at no time did Bentley discourage Craig verbally from firing that gun , that he brought a 16-year-old accomplice , armed , to commit a robbery and that the Lord Chief Justice had every justification for what he did ? |
| 14 | The famous British journalist and broadcaster , Alistair Cooke , recalled that at no time in his many years in the United States did he receive such a " blizzard of disgusted mail " from the old country . |
| 15 | The worrying thing was that at no time did Leeds actually put together a great move which tore Sunderland apart . |
| 16 | First of all I that at no time have the Labour , the Liberal and the Conservative not been totally in favour of this fire station . |
| 17 | Mr Teague said that at no time was Paul Jones ever hit with a cane or whip , at no time was he tied upside down and hit , he was never forced to get up early to feed the animals , or ill-treated in any way whatsoever . |
| 18 | Questioned by Mr Macfadyen , he said that at no time had Mackie used the phrase profit warning or give the impression such an announcement was about to be made . |
| 19 | Rather taken aback , and with no time to think of a suitable reply , I said , ‘ Well , I suppose at your age I can only stand back and hope you do n't make too many mistakes . ’ |
| 20 | She proceeds to demonstrate , and within no time at all half a toothpick is stuck to her forehead , as if by magic . |
| 21 | In fact , they were so well drilled that when I went to C Division — Essex Street — you 'd wait on the corner of a back street and there 'd be a crowd of fellers there and within no time , before you could get near them , they 'd all have disappeared . |
| 22 | You will know that , in your present life , you can meet someone new and within no time at all that person becomes a true friend . |
| 23 | He gestured his dissent at this and in no time the crowd were clamouring for the umpire to reverse the decision , which he did . |
| 24 | He heads north , and in no time we 're outside Denice 's impressive town house in St John 's Wood . |
| 25 | That brought Nottingham within range and in no time they produced a broadside which knocked Northampton sideways . |
| 26 | This superbly presented loft ladder is easily installed , and in no time at all you will be able to use that extra space in your loft . |
| 27 | The drive would have done credit to a New York Yellow cab , and in no time at all I was being dumped at my hotel — on the blind side but within reach of my room and some assistance . |
| 28 | Some of the drovers , usually employed in the Cattle Auction Marts , were well plied with beer and in no time were leading processions of small and some not so small children around the city , processions which seemed mainly to support the Conservative cause . |
| 29 | The first loop , or sideways circle will be erratic and recovery somewhat haphazard : but just as with riding a bicycle , all the reactions begin to come naturally and in no time at all , even as early as the third flight , you will be diving and climbing at will . |
| 30 | He would go up to his desk , work there shredding paper , come down and in no time rush up again to check on some figures and return bringing more paperwork with him . |