Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [art] time [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cambridge were left high and dry for a time this afternoon as Oxford followed in the footsteps of many a champion boxer and left the opposition waiting at the official weigh-in . |
| 2 | Half of the time this gives rise to tritium and a proton , and ( almost ) the rest of the time gives helium-3 and a neutron . |
| 3 | Much of the time available to the other language tutors appointed had to be spent of the vital tasks of practical translation work and the making of term banks and so on — leaving little time for broader ‘ language awareness ’ issues to be addressed . |
| 4 | For much of the time these small market towns may well have appeared sleepy to travellers who were familiar with the hustle and bustle of the big cities , but every week on market day and more especially at the time of the annual fairs they were transformed by an influx of visitors . |
| 5 | analyse the impacts of that sector on the environment , both beneficial and adverse ; where possible place values on them ( ambitious , and perhaps not often feasible in the time available ) ; consider whether policies in that sector contribute to sustainable development in the long term . |
| 6 | They followed as far as possible in the time available , the practices and procedures of the permanent parliamentary boundary commission , indeed of the six members of the committees , five were members of the parliamentary boundary commissions and they were appointed to the committees after consultation with the opposition parties . |
| 7 | For stepping rates where the phase is only excited for a time similar to the winding time constant , however , the wave form [ Fig.5 .2(b) ] is considerably distorted by the nearly exponential rise and decay of the phase current . |
| 8 | We used to get them by the , twenty at a time all sorts of , because people just absolutely loved |
| 9 | It is important to realize that the scope of a scheme which apparently focuses on a relatively narrow area may be quite wide by the time all fringe topics ( which are relevant to or have some impact upon the core area ) have been noted . |
| 10 | Tom ( left ) will be six and Kate ( right ) four by the time next year when Alison , as part of the British Mount Everest Medical Expedition , attempts to become the first British woman to ascend Everest . |
| 11 | Shrewdly invested , that sum had turned into nearly £50 million by the time that planning applications , investigations of builders and a two-year public inquiry had been negotiated . |
| 12 | But most of the time colonial appointments were made in a way that reflected friendships and pressures in London . |
| 13 | I watched both them and Mathews closely throughout both days while he was giving evidence , and for most of the time all three of the judges had their heads and eyes down on the notes they were keeping . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They 're built to cope with the largest demand , although most of the time that demand is simply not required . |
| 15 | Now , the government has shifted the focus of curriculum planning from availability ( the options system ) to entitlement , and has unwittingly ensured ( by filling most of the time available with the statutory curriculum ) that the dimensions , skills and themes of this entitlement can be met most easily inside the foundation subjects , and not outside them . |
| 16 | But most of the time such punishment is wasted because it does not produce repentance or reform . |
| 17 | Most of the time sensible princes deliberately took steps to avoid so chancy a business . |
| 18 | ‘ We took Laura to one evening reception where she spent most of the time entertaining folk in the kitchen . |
| 19 | Most of the time this isolation is what I seek , but today I just feel lonely . |
| 20 | For most of the time this involved consecutive interpreting , i.e. making notes of what the speaker said and then at the end ( of perhaps an hour 's talk ) repeating the speech in the target language . |
| 21 | For most of the time this works imperfectly and simultaneous interpretation of BSL to English is frequently marked by the interpreter requesting repetition or further information from the deaf person . |
| 22 | As both parents spoke to him in Punjabi for most of the time this did not seem surprising . |