Example sentences of "[noun] in the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They crashed through their set as if they were in a competition to see who could get through the most songs in the shortest time , sounding like an unrehearsed version of the group Charlie and I had seen in the Nashville . |
| 2 | ‘ When the Department of Health at the turn of the year invited bids for the money available nationally we could put in a very detailed bid in the tight time scale . ’ |
| 3 | He had put on weight in the short time since going to Mrs Gracie 's ; he was plump . |
| 4 | It did n't seem much on its own but , when it was added to other suggested improvements , it could mean that each operator could put four parts on to each car in the same time . ’ |
| 5 | Sometimes both partners have started new relationships in the intervening time . |
| 6 | ‘ For a typical utterance , the word recogniser hypothesizes 20 incorrect words in the same time interval as each correct word , 4 of them with higher confidence ratings . |
| 7 | This policy has been international in scope , as was presaged by LIFFE 's early attempt to use its niche in the European time zone to create a market in US T-bond futures , for which the CBoT had established the world 's most successful futures contract in the US time zone . |
| 8 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
| 9 | As she put it , " a larger amount of this work can be got over than ordinary work in the same time , and a larger wage is earned by those on piece-work . |
| 10 | The companies wrote to the Clerk to the Commissioners on 31 January 1991 , stating their intention to apply for a 90-day extension at the next meeting , explaining why they would not be able to comply with the precepts in the 50-day time limit . |
| 11 | If you have not finished your first choice question in the allotted time , stop writing and leave sufficient space to finish it later . |
| 12 | Mr. Peter Walker : It is difficult to answer such a question in the short time available for a parliamentary answer . |
| 13 | Their mission to take troops and weapons to any theatre of war in the quickest time possible . |
| 14 | She moved away from him and went over to the couch she had taken her ease in the last time she 'd been in this room . |
| 15 | You ca n't possibly do this job , ’ but his cases were always brought to a conclusion in the minimum time and , more importantly , with the minimum expense . |
| 16 | Erm , we have er frequent conversations with the other governments at an official level and all the information that we have erm is that the four governments are contending to proceed with the D I and the production phases in the same time scale that I have quoted to the committee today . |
| 17 | So the project was dropped , the local community in the intervening time had er , picked the p the project up if you like , to provide a community er , resource in the low town area of Bridgenorth . |
| 18 | Additional programming would be needed to permit ( a ) the real train timetable to be entered and used by the program and ( b ) changes in the mean time between vehicles to take place at hourly or half-hourly intervals throughout the day to allow a closer representation of reality . |
| 19 | ‘ I have n't spoken more than half a dozen words to your wife in the whole time you and I have been working together , ’ protested Matt . |
| 20 | It has taken him just five and a half years to make his mark in the big time . |
| 21 | So many , in fact , that even with our road hungry Citroën we could n't possibly have sampled the complete menu in the available time . |
| 22 | So many , in fact , that even with our road hungry Citroën we could n't possibly have sampled the complete menu in the available time . |
| 23 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 24 | It gives me the opportunity to see God in young people and watch them develop in their faith in the short time that they are here . |
| 25 | The main field was led in by Miles Erzen of Slovenia one minute and 30 seconds behind the leading pack , with another 42 riders in the same time . |
| 26 | I think we must twist his arm to see if he can repeat the trick in the longer time available in one of our winter talks . |
| 27 | If the defendant in a default action does submit a defence in the prescribed time , the district judge fixes a date for the preliminary hearing , and the action proceeds in the same way as a fixed date action . |
| 28 | Then when you come to tell your story in the correct time sequence , with any luck the fact that X was there will not be apparent . |
| 29 | The company called the public inquiry at Weeley , after Tendring District Council failed to give a decision on the plans in the required time limit . |
| 30 | I will only refer to 2 projects in the short time available . |