Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 2 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 3 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 4 | The innovation of Private Eye ensured that deference , if not quite dead , would henceforth have a hard time . |
| 5 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 6 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
| 7 | So , while there is no need to spoil the fun by trying to make an over-blown production out of your Christmas video , why not give a little time and thought to ways of showing the excitement leading up to the day itself . |
| 8 | For safety 's sake , some events may not use an optimum time — so check this with the organisers . |
| 9 | I can not remember a previous time when we have bought back a former council house . |
| 10 | WHEELCHAIR passengers do not have an easy time when they travel by rail . |
| 11 | You 'll not have an easy time with her , Marilla . ’ |
| 12 | Invergordon did not have an easy time of it in 1992 , a fact reflected both by turnover , down 8 per cent at £85 million , and operating profits , down 3.8 per cent at £35.3 million . |
| 13 | The mountain before them was the birthplace of mankind ; and he referred the ladies , while excusing himself with an ingratiating laugh for mentioning an indelicate subject , to the authority of Our Saviour 's words to Nicodemus , where it is stated that a man can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born once more . |
| 14 | He can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born , can he ? |
| 15 | She could not recall a specific time when it had been moved . |
| 16 | We shall further assume a sinusoidal time variation so that |
| 17 | ‘ All this type of modern music that we play , if you think back to when it all started , whether it 's thrash , rap , disco , rock'n'roll , it all started with black people in slavery and poverty in the southern States , and about the only thing they could ever have a good time with was sex . |
| 18 | Stephen would also want a little time alone with her to tell her about his work . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course with your looks you 'd probably have a marvellous time . |
| 20 | In case the reader should think that this small book is about to offer the solution to this problem , let it be stated immediately that a complete integration of all these different disciplinary approaches to the investment decision will probably take a considerable time and much research effort by a range of researchers . |
| 21 | Not only do books often tend to be rather broad in their approach to a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
| 22 | The normally small scabious scabiosa columbaria flowers in July and August , but if we have a wet spell now after a dry summer , then it could well flower a second time . |
| 23 | ‘ We were very alarmed when Sean told us that they needed to look at you again , and you did n't ring a second time … so we were afraid … . ’ |
| 24 | Tony , 47 , who once admitted to drinking up to twelve pints a night , just ca n't resist a good time . |
| 25 | They could n't have a better time to do it . |
| 26 | The man did n't have a long time to go through a process , he did n't have a long time to find where he was on on the scale , a and er , you know , from one stage to the next stage , to the next stage , to got through a pre-evangelism and then another stage , and another stage , the man did n't have time he was dying ! |
| 27 | The man did n't have a long time to go through a process , he did n't have a long time to find where he was on on the scale , a and er , you know , from one stage to the next stage , to the next stage , to got through a pre-evangelism and then another stage , and another stage , the man did n't have time he was dying ! |
| 28 | Ca n't have a jolly time without your mates . |
| 29 | ‘ I think it is very important to encourage younger women to see that it is possible to combine a career with having a family , that you do n't miss out on your children — my son wakes up every Saturday so excited that it 's the weekend , not because he does n't have a lovely time during the week , but because there 's nothing for him quite like his parents . ’ |
| 30 | You co you could turn round and say , alright they did n't have a full time C O three they had |