Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many of the records — ‘ pinched ’ from or discarded by his musical family — were scratched and worn , but it was Music with a capital ‘ M ’ and the first time I heard the Chopin first piano concerto , we nearly had a fight because I insisted on playing it right through four times . |
| 2 | He does not expect the effects of the Budget to be felt locally for some time . |
| 3 | Somewhere about this time the squadron we had at Bourn was shifted up north to another Group . |
| 4 | Estimates based on volumes of erupted material in fact show that the discharge from volcanoes forming island arcs and continental-margin orogens averages a very modest 1 km 3 a- 1 This rate has no doubt varied somewhat through geological time as the rate of lithospheric subduction has changed . |
| 5 | Martin sat down ; he had been wanting to get to know Sarah better for some time and this seemed like a good opportunity . |
| 6 | All through this time he hardly had any painkillers as it was very important he did n't feel that he could use his leg before it was strong enough . |
| 7 | But some advocates of public service broadcasting — citing the BBC as an example opposed the ‘ commercial logic ’ advertising would entail : competition between the two state channels might be healthy professionally , it would be pernicious otherwise — ratings wars , lowering of standards , especially during prime time . |
| 8 | He feels that as he loved her so much during this time , he ca n't believe she was n't feeling the same way . |
| 9 | If you have struggled alone for some time you may be pleasantly surprised at what is now available to you . |
| 10 | As often as possible , they should invite Fido to play and play nicely for some time so Fido enjoys himself . |
| 11 | And so for that time we live now , both of us , and we are perfectly happy , and the waiting is not weary , but good and happy for us both . |
| 12 | Whatever the readers ' perception , Le Monde is changing and will go on doing so for some time to come . |
| 13 | ‘ The real singer of that name was indisposed , and was likely to remain so for some time . |
| 14 | Once you are fully better , and have been so for some time , you can risk the occasional slice of white bread or a sliver of cake . |
| 15 | ‘ Cider is a good area at the moment , ’ says co-author Philip Shaw , ‘ and is likely to remain so for some time . |
| 16 | He had been under pressure from Edward III to do so for some time , but he seems also to have feared that Charles V 's forces , which were advancing into the duchy , might revive the rivalries of the civil war period . |
| 17 | It concluded that the Simonian concept of state medicine was far in advance of public opinion and was likely to remain so for some time to come . |
| 18 | So for some time She-She and I talked very seriously about the future Princess of Wales . |
| 19 | Although many would now see this HCF model as pushing RE into a backwater if it is pursued on its own , it is still a highly influential view , and is likely to go on being so for some time because Agreed Syllabuses on the whole encourage it . |
| 20 | We have the distinct feeling that W&M had no intention of relaunching its bid yesterday and may not be about to do so for some time , which begs the question : what 's the strategy ? |
| 21 | Dr Ramey also explains that when couples are together for some time their hormone levels often begin to co-ordinate in the same way , so regular sex — say on Saturday nights — mean you tune into each other 's hormone levels . |
| 22 | The three men stood together for some time while the long-faced sheep ambled around them , sometimes coming close to examine them but scuttering away at the slightest of their movements , sending a ripple of bells through the whole flock . |
| 23 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 24 | The couple live apart and although they have been together for some time , you sense Clint 's fingers have been burned by his previous bad experiences . |
| 25 | they have worked together for some time and they 're likely to go on working together , ’ said Mr Capper . |
| 26 | And through them all does there not run a consistency of effort to strengthen the ties of monastic life , to bring back those in error , to wait patiently for better times , while occupying his time with theological work , with preaching and counselling the erring , for whom he displays an affectionate concern — even for the king . |
| 27 | Only after some time did the cameras finally establish that the belly had a head belonging to Nicholas Soames , the Industry Secretary 's PPS . |
| 28 | Not long after this time ( c. 1530 ) we have a source , Royal App. 56 , containing half-a-dozen anonymous liturgical pieces : a Kyrie and Christe , two ‘ Felix namque ’ and a Communion ‘ Beata viscera ’ , an antiphon , ‘ Miserere ’ , and an unornamented transcription of a four-part hymn , ‘ A solis ortus cardine ’ . |
| 29 | Especially after great times at Burnley , Leeds and Vancouver . ’ |
| 30 | In their dealings in the office they 'd worked well together , achieved an excellent rapport regarding the PR for the business fair , but somehow he 'd been the model of teasing aloofness , apparently with more time for Stephanie Marsa than for Caroline . |