Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary , we have to assign to each level a peculiar time , relatively autonomous and hence relatively independent , even in its dependence , of the ‘ times ’ of the other levels … |
| 2 | When operating at low speed the freewheeling time of the phase currents is short compared to the total excitation time and for most of the cycle the phase current is carried by the switching transistors . |
| 3 | THE ‘ Grim Reaper ’ of ice hockey explained the role he has at Wembley Arena today : ‘ I go out and do a job on anyone who is giving our top scorers a hard time . ’ |
| 4 | These were the people Wesley had come to Cornwall to save , to rescue from the devil and , by all accounts , they had given the old campaigner a hard time of it . |
| 5 | Maybe they had been for old times the old times that had never really existed . |
| 6 | The princess told them : ‘ I have come to terms with this relationship a long time ago . |
| 7 | She was then able to spend occasional weekends at her daughters ' flats , but still gave the residential staff a hard time on her return . |
| 8 | For unemployed people the free time becomes rather like an empty desert with very , very few oases , and one of the results of our research was to find that , well first of all that unemployed people tend to describe their time in very negative ways , as being empty , as having nothing to do , little activity and so on in it . |
| 9 | At high speeds the freewheeling time is relatively long but the effective phase voltage is unchanged , even though the bridge diodes are conducting for a substantial part of the cycle . |
| 10 | Be that as it may , the local kids gave that poor old man a helluva time . |
| 11 | Wilson and I had n't had a proper meal the whole time and now my stomach was beginning to remind me there were other things in life besides Scotch and bourbon . |
| 12 | ‘ I have lived in this world a long time , child . |
| 13 | We 've been out on this balcony a long time , and no one has come to interrupt us . |
| 14 | Conversely , warm weather , convivial surroundings and sexual activity a short time before measurement will all temporarily increase the resting size of the organ . |
| 15 | On some occasions a straight time basis will be appropriate ; on others a high element of contingent fee will be required by the vendor . |
| 16 | Finally when molecular motion increases to a sufficiently high level , all the chains behave like weak springs the whole time . |
| 17 | ‘ You were in a rotten mood the whole time . |
| 18 | But as we have seen , the law in some cases allows anyone with a genuine interest to make an application for judicial review , and it may take such persons a considerable time to find out about the decision they want to challenge . |
| 19 | I felt tremendous guilt the whole time , I felt so ashamed of these terrible thoughts locked inside me . |
| 20 | The following day the Irish Times headlined the company 's intention to remain in Ireland , giving it more prominence than a Cabinet statement . |
| 21 | The following day the Financial Times reported that Leuna and Buna , eastern Germany 's two largest chemical concerns , were each to receive DM250 million ( US$150 million ) in credits guaranteed by Treuhand to assist their restructuring . |
| 22 | That means I can sail happily upwind or downwind in perfect control the whole time . |
| 23 | But I found out his real secret a long time ago . |
| 24 | It took the sad pair a long time to burn — I once read that the bill for the execution , including stake , chains and timber , came to about £3.7shillings ; . |
| 25 | People were wandering in and out of that room the whole time , he might have been seen . ’ |
| 26 | For all these reasons the additional time and effort involved in achieving the improved results , compared with the first exercise , will be significant . |
| 27 | Because of these uncertainties the appropriate time for selecting the multiplier is at the time of death and the number of pre-trial years for which special damages are awarded should then be deducted from the multiplier ( Graham v Dodds [ 1983 ] 1 WLR 808 ) . |
| 28 | This was so important that for each of the national developments a full time National Development Officer ( NDO ) was seconded for a year from a college . |
| 29 | ‘ I knew someone of that name a long time ago . |
| 30 | Just as well they have something else in common : they have known each other a long time , and are all good friends . |