Example sentences of "[art] [adj] time it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The system , with formal judicial intervention , has worked successfully in the US ; it operates informally but without full judicial approval in England and Wales ; but at the present time it obtains not at all in Scotland . |
| 2 | The more people there are helping the less time it takes . |
| 3 | The later it comes , the less time it stays . ’ |
| 4 | Erm , it 's because you need land , and er , the bigger the area of land you 've got , the more time it takes to get your combine harvester from one side to the other er , and so on and so forth . |
| 5 | It 's just that the first time it happens , especially if you are used to the more genteel reduction in power and revs of a Lycoming or a Continental when you throttle back , it does n't half make the old adrenalin start flowing . |
| 6 | It is said that one of the merits of ‘ Documenta ’ this time round is that , with four much-travelled curators , it is truly international in its scope , and that for the first time it takes account of artists not operating in the great ‘ art capitals ’ … |
| 7 | Bush said that although " there are some things in it I had to gag and digest " , he would sign it " because for the first time it makes significant and long-term cuts in federal spending that should have a positive impact on America 's economic future " . |
| 8 | I have over the years many times come to the rostrum but for the first time it gives me no pleasure at all in saying what has to be said . |
| 9 | For the first time it includes children 's wear and one of the best known names in British fashion — Hardy Amies , now living in the Cotswolds and still designer to the Queen . |
| 10 | IF YOU like animals you will enjoy The Pet Show at Earls Court , London , on the May Day bank holiday weekend , the first time it 's ever been held . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's not the first time it 's happened this season , either . |
| 12 | It 's the first time it 's ever happened to me , you see , and I 'm not in the least afraid any more . " |
| 13 | I 'm ve I this is the first time it 's happened this way round that anybody 's got That 's the most subtle clue and somebody 's spotted it . |
| 14 | I thought it was interesting as well that the stuff I got from the I and R V with it , was a lot about audio description and the tape and how much it cost and how wonderful this was and it was the first time it had ever been done , but there was nothing , as is always the case , there was nothing actually about what the film was about , it was full of sort of , this is the first time it 's done , but nothing about sort of this is the film about , about this , this is what the story 's about , you know . |
| 15 | Technically it 's not a marginal because it 's the first time it 's been fought . |
| 16 | The country 's top paragliding experts were staging a national competition … the first time it 's been held in the region . |
| 17 | It 's not the first time it 's happened here . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's the first time it 's ever happened , ’ he said . |
| 19 | The new look Oxfordshire District Health Authority 's been meeting today , it 's the first time it 's met since the changes were made under recent government legislation . |
| 20 | Whilst the company is well known for its handmade clay plain tiles , this will be the first time it has ventured into the expanding machine-made clay plain tile market . |
| 21 | It is eager to scotch rumours that the withdrawal of the Official Custodian will mean that its COIF ( Charities Official Investment Funds ) common investment funds will also disappear , and for the first time it has issued a brochure to advertise its products . |
| 22 | This will not be the first time it has been tried , and the observations of one former planning official are worth quoting at length : |
| 23 | Meanwhile ICL 's UK , Warrington-based distributor , Technology Plc , will be offering the new DRS 6000 series 300 models as part of its volume Technical product line , the first time it has handled a Unix box as a commodity item . |
| 24 | Manufacturing in America contracted in April , the first time it has done so since last September . |
| 25 | A downhole flowmeter for measuring the flow rates and water cut was run in the well , the first time it has been used in the North Sea , although a prototype has been used at Wytch Farm . |
| 26 | This is the first time it has specifically allocated finance for local authority investment in recycling projects . |
| 27 | He said : ‘ I know that getting the sack is an occupational hazard in football , but it 's the first time it has happened to me and it hurts . |
| 28 | It will be the first time the programme has ever been done outside London , and the first time it has been done in front of an audience . |
| 29 | The only time it hurts is when it nips your skin ! |
| 30 | Clearly , the only time it becomes a matter of skill to ensure the two move side by side is when contracts are actually exchanged . |