Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of claims that the relationship was one of passionate intimacy , the brigadier said : ‘ They have been suggesting that for some time . |
| 2 | They led 5–2 at half time and always had a safe cushion of at least two goals right through to the final whistle . |
| 3 | He asks that I go secretly and after dark — near the eleventh hour , he says — thus to evade the guards who are wont to fall asleep at that time ! ’ |
| 4 | A late stimulus for the evolution of distinctive mammals was the Pleistocene Ice Age , although a variety also became extinct at this time . |
| 5 | He passed out top in the Foreign Office entrance exam after Oxford and began work in Whitehall on the European Political Co-operation desk , ironically named given that at that time General de Gaulle was thwarting Britain 's European ambitions . |
| 6 | And although unemployment is likely to remain high for some time , many economists believe that pay settlements are influenced less by the absolute level of unemployment than by its rate of change : as unemployment starts to fall , the perceived threat to job-holders dwindles , so they push harder for pay rises . |
| 7 | Several pointed out that the mining issue was only one of a number of considerations , particularly given the fact that commercial exploitation would remain unviable for some time to come . |
| 8 | Similarly , when subletting , if the sublet part is not to remain empty for any time , a separate assessment is still prudent . |
| 9 | The Wallabies led 33-3 at half time and finished 46-13 winners . |
| 10 | Clinical measurements were becoming popular about this time , and many interesting things were being discovered as a result of this more quantitative approach . |
| 11 | She studied the Workshops , frowning , and Caspar , who was becoming alarmed by this time , saw that this was no ruse to secure his assistance ; Fenella intended to get into the Robemaker 's Workshops and rescue whoever it was who was in there . |
| 12 | For the baby who does not respond to this , or who has colic at any time of day , food intolerance should be investigated ( see pp 215–7 ) . |
| 13 | The mountain looks great at this time in the early morning , with the sun now shining on one side and casting shadows and colours across the lower slopes . |
| 14 | The architect and his wife would put Eric up for the night and give us both a delicious dinner , the Signora exercising just the degree of chaperonage that was considered desirable at that time . |
| 15 | Travelling was becoming fashionable at this time , but it was still unusual for a woman to tour the country in this way . |
| 16 | It became impossible at that time to use words like ‘ proletarian ’ , ‘ working class ’ or ‘ Blue Col ’ . |
| 17 | Our vocabulary and semantics can not remain fixed for all time , as some commentators , even today , might prefer . |
| 18 | I think I think we 've all done that at some time or other . |
| 19 | Although Eisenhower chose to sum up somewhere between Humphrey and the US Joint Chiefs , with each crisis being dealt with in the light of the prevailing circumstances , he agreed that if constructive talks with the USSR seemed possible at any time , it would be wrong to disappoint public hopes of some relaxation of the Cold War . |
| 20 | Erm what I have in mind to do my Lord , is to open the case now for you to indicate the scope of erm and will you then know , agreed that we would invite you to adjourn that for some time to enable you do some reading of the witness statement and expert 's reports because of course they are long and that would take considerable amount of with your Lordship is able to familiarise himself with the matter which is contained therein . |
| 21 | ‘ Why would he do that at this time of night ? ’ |
| 22 | And when can you do that , can you do that at any time . |
| 23 | I 've seen that for some time . |
| 24 | Every parent says this at some time . |
| 25 | You can do this at any time and will receive a rebate against future charges in accordance with the provisions of the Consumer Credit ( Rebate on Early Settlement ) Regulations 1983 . |
| 26 | A You can do this at any time and will receive a rebate against future charges in accordance with the provisions of the Consumer Credit ( Rebate on Early Settlement ) Regulations 1983 . |
| 27 | After living rough for some time she decided that we offered the best chance of a home , and moved in Fizzy 's attitude is ambivalent . |
| 28 | The first was for a private hospital and the area for cleaning was not made available for some time . |
| 29 | But the bread soon turned green in this time of year and there was quite a lot of penicillin about hence . . |
| 30 | The result was that the union became subordinated for some time to the hierarchy and a breakaway union of protestant teachers was formed . |