Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were repeatedly told he was too busy , and when finally , at the eleventh hour , they were granted a meeting , some sort of communication problem caused Mrs Sue Amphlett and her associate to be sent from one building to another and then to wait for some time in the wrong one , until they had to leave to finish the report in time for the news conference they had called . |
| 2 | Captain Mark Phillips had been expected to remain for some time in his cottage on the estate , where he has lived since the marriage broke up three years ago . |
| 3 | A sophisticated burglar-alarm system has aided overnight and weekend security and although the caretaker is not on call from 11am to 3.30pm the levels of demand have fallen during this time as a direct result of his monitoring skills . |
| 4 | Anybody who lived through that time in Oswaldston will have a lot of memories of it-some of them bitter , some of them funny . |
| 5 | He took the view that her consent alone could not be retracted since it was given for all time as part of the contract of marriage . |
| 6 | I crept in beside him and lay for some time with throbbing head . |
| 7 | Because there was no sign that Marian and Allen had regained the highway ahead of them the verderers agreed that there were three possibilities : the first , that the children would lie hidden for some time in dense woodland until it was safe for them to return to the ride ; the second , that they would try to work their way around the Swamp to the north but that since they would be away from paths this would be difficult and slow ; and the third , that they might try to reach the outlaws ' camp by passing the Swamp to the south . |
| 8 | He was a brilliant scholar , and lived for some time at ‘ Titeup Hall , ’ Dalton . |
| 9 | In addition to having worked in Germany and the USSR , and lived for some time before the war in France , I was brought up for the first five years of my life in India in a native state where I was the only white child . |
| 10 | But the fact remains that Panaetius lived for some time in Rome , as the Index Stoicorum Herculanensis , an excellent source , states ( 73 ) ; and there seems to be no reason to doubt the statement of Cicero in Pro Murena that he was the guest of Scipio ( 31.56 ) . |
| 11 | If the material is not topical and is delayed for some time before being sent out the date should be changed . |
| 12 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 13 | However , top management became aware that all of the work-force reductions , although necessary , were not attacking the basic problem : the organization had been designed for another time in history rather than for the competitive world in which it now lived . |
| 14 | ‘ I do n't know what he meant , ’ Allen said after they had been walking for some time on the soft turf at the verge of the track . |
| 15 | After walking for some time through the wood Valdemar put his finger to his lips and motioned us to be quiet . |
| 16 | There are other benefits too , but probably more appreciated by busy kitchen staff , for instance , the oven is occupied for less time on each item and therefore free for other foods . |
| 17 | For example , an English person who lives for some time in the United States will often acquire a " partially " American accent . |
| 18 | It resembles the pictures of dancers frozen for all time by the potters who made the Greek vases just to display their feats . |
| 19 | This means that it can be certified like any other homebuilt , and a pilot with a single engine rating can fly it ( although through an anomaly the time counts as twin time in his or her logbook ) . |
| 20 | Also , the fresh tap water should be allowed to stand for some time before being offered to the cat , to allow the chemicals to dissipate . |
| 21 | Of course , for early EDI users , getting two computers , one 's own and one belonging to a trading partner , to talk to one another , was quite enough of a challenge , without worrying about other people you and your partners might want to communicate with some time in the future . |
| 22 | The 1980 Epsom Derby was won in fast time by the horse Henbit . |
| 23 | These plans were duly put into effect , and the new building was ready for opening in good time for the celebrations . |
| 24 | I have a memory , half forgotten from that time of youth and magic , that knows of a secret garden . |
| 25 | They moved nothing except their eyes , but they moved in perfect time to the footsteps , marking the position , flicking backwards and forwards as the human crossed the room above . |
| 26 | It is usually women who have left work , or moved from full time to part time employment , to care for a sick or frail elderly relative . |
| 27 | Although it was not clear when the equipment would arrive at North Tees , managers hoped it would be installed in good time for Christmas . |
| 28 | CA has also set up a similar bundling agreement for CA-Unicenter with Sequent Computer Systems Inc , however , this version still has a lot of work to be done on it and is n't likely to appear until this time in 1993 . |
| 29 | A further consequence of having time zones is that , when we travel we have to adjust to local time in the new time zone . |
| 30 | My first reaction to the resignations was that they were tantamount to an admission of guilt when , in fact , the Argentinians could have attacked at any time in the previous fifteen years . |