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

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1 He had ample opportunity to change the time of Mr Lamont 's alleged visit and he could have avoided mentioning that a Gold card was used .
2 Everything was apparently under control until the last few seconds of flight and he was so busy trying to sort it out that fear had no time to grow .
3 His overcrowded programme allowed no time for more than the barest formalities between himself and Merrill , and his manner was coolly polite — a situation for which , she told herself , she was profoundly grateful .
4 In the end , over 600 people were able to take part in the inquiry , a remarkably high figure given the time required to prepare and attend and the intimidating feel of the proceedings .
5 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
6 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
7 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
8 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
9 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
10 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
11 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
12 This column displays the time the mail message was created .
13 Why he needed to choose this moment to pass the time of day with all and sundry and — good grief ! — take a wad of notes from his back pocket and count them out with infuriating slowness — was anybody 's guess .
14 This involves the incoming group taking the time and trouble to go and see other local leaders to talk through their plans .
15 This period covers the time from the patient 's transfer from the ward to the theatre until the patient returns to the ward .
16 ‘ during the hours of darkness ’ This point means the time between half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise .
17 It is difficult within organisational constraints for social workers to find the time to do marital work and it is even harder to find time to do so for elderly couples .
18 ‘ Scottish chartered accountants have no time for rotten apples in their professional barrel . ’
19 You use this procedure to set the time , date , size of floppy drives A and B ( if fitted ) and the type of monitor or ‘ primary display ’ .
20 Instead , longitudinal studies incorporating a time dimension are also required for supplying historical perspective , together with a sharper appreciation of change through time and the conditions which generate it .
21 Instead of following the movements of heavenly bodies , we rely on mechanical or electronic clocks to tell the time .
22 Spontaneous procession leaving no time for notice may be exempted but there are some imponderables yet to be clarified in practice .
23 Limits of time and energy Few people realize the time and effort involved in being a minister of state , a governor of a prison or a managing director of a business .
24 Edith Harlow has been teaching for 40 years and Teachers in this area felt the time was ripe for celebration .
25 I have to allow the songwriting people within this operation to have the time and security of mind to get on with their art .
26 You had to keep this slip to show the time you had left .
27 It is believed he thought he could no longer be charged over the under-age sex given the time that had elapsed .
28 This Government has no time at all for the poor and even less time for people who become poor as a result of their savage policies , the policies which cause high interest rates , rising unemployment and all because of it 's obsession with inflation .
29 ‘ Word travelled fast that Ferryside had a good bed and this army wasted no time in coming down to get it .
30 ‘ Word travelled fast that Ferryside had a good bed and this army wasted no time in coming down to get it .
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