Example sentences of "[adj] time as [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In summer , such free time as she had was spent on the Moor . |
| 2 | I think what we have got to bear in mind , Mr Chairman , is that the small business is , it is a very , very dangerous time as we come out of recession , more businesses get into difficulties when they 're into expanding , than when they 're just , just surviving , if you like so erm , I think we have to keep a very careful eye on the next six months . |
| 3 | Alice was understandably puzzled , saying , ‘ Well in our country you 'd generally get to somewhere else — if you ran very fast for a long time as we 've been doing . ’ |
| 4 | Then the man spoke his first word in a very long time as he looked at Beth panting away . |
| 5 | In the countryside , life must have continued for a long time as it always had done . |
| 6 | She shook her head , lifting her coat down from the peg , her heart beating double time as he came and took it from her to slide it smoothly up her arms . |
| 7 | If only I had as much spare time as you evidently do , then I would happily reciprocate by wandering about this house reminding you of tasks you have perfectly well in hand . ’ |
| 8 | It was most fortunate that we sailed from Cape Town at the appointed time as he had many engagements in Australia — most important the Opening of Parliament in Melbourne a day or two after his arrival . |
| 9 | The Government faces a difficult time as it prepares to get its legislation on student loans through Parliament . |
| 10 | ‘ I left at the right time as I felt the band had run out of ideas and it was becoming motivated by the wrong things . |
| 11 | It was the right time as she came around to the front of the house . |
| 12 | ‘ There are two sides to unemployment , on the one hand it can be a productive time as you start to question things and think harder about what road you want to go down . |