Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Using some scraps of board , it is worth experimenting with exposure times to optimise the UV time period .
2 Suppose that the contract contains a simple time limit clause such as : The Buyer will notify the Seller of any claim it may have against the Seller for breach of contract within three days of delivery and that the seller delivers short of the required quantity and the goods are later found to suffer from a latent defect .
3 Note that the cavity feedback involves a finite time delay , of order in certain circumstances this enables the Maxwell-Bloch equations ( required to relate E ( L , t + L/c ) to E ( 0 , t ) ) plus cavity boundary conditions , to be expressed as a discrete mapping in steps of tR — this has been extensively studied in the context of passive resonators , and will be elaborated below .
4 The race build up has been disrupted by the controversy over an attempt to impose a minimum time limit of 1hr 50min , because of road closures .
5 I ring up Richard , and Richard says the only time I can see you is seven o'clock Tuesday night , and I 've got no appointment .
6 The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time .
7 The prospect of another two years of study seemed a long time .
8 The quantitative details of classical electromagnetism yield an estimated time of about 10 -8 seconds for this collapse to occur .
9 The tobacco industry plans a long time ahead .
10 The pig spent the whole time being smacked to and fro , hence ‘ piggie in the middle ’ .
11 Ascending its professional hierarchies takes a long time .
12 The seal spent a long time underwater , thinking .
13 This trend will be most prevalent among larger companies that find downsizing takes a long time due to the complexity of their computing environment .
14 This trend will be most prevelant among larger companies that find downsizing takes a long time due to the complexity of their computing environment .
15 But for Ben Hunt ; his passion for motorbikes started a long time ago .
16 I go out all day to college having a lovely time while you stay at home making yourself ill .
17 It seemed to Lefevre that the splash took a long time in coming .
18 Hyacinth took a long time to respond .
19 Unless the parties agree a different time for payment , the seller can sue for the price only after property has passed , section 49 ( see paragraph 12 02 ) .
20 They had formulated some vague ideas which would let them use this effect to shorten the perceived time it took to play the games they had to play , but the castle clocks , or perhaps the castle itself , seemed unwilling to cooperate .
21 Jeff had a hard time with me .
22 I dare say those two small kids had a great time larking around with mummy and ‘ uncle ’ Johnny .
23 Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence .
24 Mr Howes said a short time later , Alan began to sway .
25 In a typically wild , rollicking rugby evening , with mayhem breaking out everywhere , the local lads had a marvellous time with the Cup , knocked out that they could actually touch the code 's most holy object .
26 The political organizations require a full time and very disciplined commitment which it is difficult for women with children to fulfil .
27 Single gas instantaneous water heaters have their place alongside a storage system ; the main problem with relying on a gas multi-point heater to provide all the house 's hot water is the low flow rate which means baths take a long time to fill .
28 Although each institutional investor may still only own a very small percentage of the issued share capital of the company , nevertheless , they have the requisite skills to monitor management effectively , and can act collectively to exert pressure on the managers of the company , thereby overcoming the problem that there is little incentive for the individual shareholder to spend the necessary time and money to inform himself of and perhaps challenge the actions of the directors as the managers of the company .
29 Mr Murphy said : ‘ Kids have a great time on our holidays without being aggressive or competitive .
30 The omission of the verb gives an immediacy which would be missing from a construction such as It is a virgin scene ( where the present tense is a direct attempt to make a coding time and content time the same ) .
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