Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj -er] time " in BNC.
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1 | the possibility of a longer time scale for task completion |
2 | I scribbled a note telling him what our doctor had said and begging him , if he saw fit , for the drug that promised the chance of an easier time for us both . |
3 | The proportions reported to have had difficulty with various aspects of caring for themselves ( getting in and out of a bath or shower , dressing and undressing , going to the toilet , washing and shaving , feeding themselves , making a hot drink , or needing help at night ) for a year or more before death was 87 per cent of those who had been in a residential home for a year or more , 60 per cent of those in for a shorter time and 25 per cent of those who had not been in such a home at all . |
4 | The other factor that was related to assessments of quality of life was whether people had been in a residential home for a year or more or for a shorter time . |
5 | However , many excess mortgage allowance schemes run for a shorter time , for instance , for five or seven years . |
6 | However , there were two big differences : Whites had more in privately rented accommodation and had lived there for a shorter time ; these areas contained only 6 per cent . |
7 | Two years ago the same thing had happened , but for a shorter time . |
8 | Although you have to put up with the pain for a shorter time , you may not have any real build-up to it — suddenly , strong contractions hit you — so it 's difficult to pace yourself and put into practice the breathing exercises you rehearsed so carefully at antenatal classes . |
9 | When the Minister reviews the business regulations will he consider extending that review to the regulation of financial institutions , in view of the problems with the collapse of Guinness III and the potential collapse of Guinness II , and in view of the serious difficulty with fraud regulation at present , particularly now that only three people will be going to gaol for a shorter time than the whole of the Guinness trial was taken , with one of them , Mr. Ernest Saunders , whose sentence was reduced because of ill health , on the national media this morning in blooming health and protesting his innocence ? |
10 | for example , the maintenance of blood pressure when changing from a lying to a standing position is achieved less rapidly as we age ; as a result the blood supply to the brain is decreased for a longer time and there is a greater tendency to feel dizzy . |
11 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
12 | And because discs were on the market for a longer time , and attracted more investment , there are a correspondingly large number of ‘ freaks ’ around . |
13 | If the lamp remains on for a longer time it is possible that the incorrect outer ( track ) connection to the rotary potentiometer VR2 has been used . |
14 | If you really want your fish fed while you are away , perhaps for a longer time , you cold measure out individual portions of food into envelopes , and hide all the other food . |
15 | any motor vehicle standing on a part of a road specially set aside for the parking of vehicles , or as a stand for hackney carriages , or as a stand for public service vehicles , or as a place at which such vehicles may stop for a longer time than is necessary for the taking up and setting down of passengers where compliance with this regulation would conflict with the provisions of any order , regulations or byelaws governing the use of such part of a road for that purpose ; |
16 | Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case . |
17 | But ‘ real ’ memory must last for a longer time than such short-term effects as habituation and sensitization , and must show greater specificity . |
18 | using it at the same rate but it 's going for a longer time . |
19 | Insulating the tank like this will mean your water will stay hot for a longer time , and so should reduce water heating costs . |
20 | Moreover , the present study indicated that the syn-PLA2 and cat-PLA2 values of patients with a necrotising form of acute pancreatitis had a tendency to remain increased for a longer time than the values in patients with oedematous acute pancreatitis . |
21 | However , we noticed that rabbits mechanically ventilated with small amounts of NO bled for a longer time than controls when arterial catheters were removed , suggesting that systemic effects occur . |
22 | If , however , one observes the motion for a longer time , one finds that the size , ellipticity and orientation of the orbit are continuously changing . |
23 | Erm right the open show fifty nine ninety five for the hire of the hall , much the same as last year , it 's keeping pretty well down er , it 's , we paid fifty three eighty last year , but I think because little bit for a longer time this year . |
24 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
25 | Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church . |
26 | 4 Consumers must respond to price differences with a shorter time lag . |
27 | And this approach also helped compress our evaluation into a shorter time scale . ’ |
28 | There were whispers , too , about an earlier time when several of his close friends died suddenly and sadly , when he was full of self-doubt , and his despair had become more than he could bear . |
29 | Within a longer time frame it may also become more apparent what is likely to be the impact of the Community Care Reforms on the more general features of social work itself . |
30 | These courses could not be done in a shorter time so they were normally arranged for a time of year when there was less pressure of work on those participating . |