Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] in time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Huge space-age lights came down from the ceiling to flash in time to the thudding pulse of the music . |
| 2 | It has avoided the need to invest in time and paper systems , such as monthly reports which would otherwise be required to keep in touch with personnel developments . |
| 3 | It is always very difficult , in dealing with the relationship between past events and contemporary policies , to know how far back to go in time . |
| 4 | This may all seem a bit of an unnecessary fuss , but it 's a small price to pay in time and trouble and money in order to save the marriage and turn it into an asset rather than a liability . |
| 5 | Hearing a slight sound , a scraping noise through the wall , Alida , though she ignored it , stiffened her corseted thighs , Aunt Fosters , her mother 's last surviving sister , might have had the wit and grace to die in time but it was not a family trait . |
| 6 | When called on by government to act in time of war , citizens have been prepared to respond . |
| 7 | The sandy beach on Majorca is ideal for flopping on by day in order to recover in time for the next night of action , and what a night it will be in this town that never sleeps ! |