Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [adj] time [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Needless to say she has to take life as quietly as possible for some time if she is to regain her health and everyone will be pleased to know she is making good progress along these lines . |
| 2 | He became very depressed for some time before he could reassess himself , start to use his considerable abilities and begin courting his wife again . |
| 3 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
| 4 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |
| 5 | It 's a terraced house and er , it 's double storey , two floors up and er , it was well-used at that time because the reason was one er , there was n't much accommodation available and secondly it is the custom amongst our people that who 's ever er is in need we have the person , like the two of us came from India , my brother and myself , so we di could n't get a job . |
| 6 | This was not so easy at that time as the crewing arrangements were very much of a closed shop . |
| 7 | It should also enable them to obtain " roll-over " relief ( see para 23.2.1.2 below ) so that any charge to tax on capital gains is deferred until such time as the consideration shares are disposed of . |
| 8 | X-rays showed there was no serious damage to the skull , but Dr Volkov had remained unconscious for some time after the door had been finally broken down . |
| 9 | In announcing his decision , Thornburgh suggested that his resignation would not become effective until such time as he was formally selected as the Republican party 's official candidate . |
| 10 | HOWEVER confident we pretend to be that the Conservatives will be returned with a majority of at least 25 , we must accept the possibility that this gesticulating Welsh oaf will hold centre-stage until such time as the economy , public order and constitution collapse about his ears . |
| 11 | Lithuania 's unilateral decision , to abrogate USSR constitutional articles concerning USSR sovereignty and the validity of the Constitution on Lithuanian territory , would be null and void until such time as " the procedure for and consequences of secession from the composition of the Soviet Union are established by law " . |
| 12 | He was right at that time because he was , shall we say , " in season " , an exceptional pilot . |
| 13 | ‘ It has long been the law that when a man pleads guilty to an indictment the trial judge can permit him to change his plea to not guilty at any time before the case is finally disposed of by sentence or otherwise . |
| 14 | Whenever I put food out around a sett prior to an evening watch , I can usually hear a badger munching a peanut or two for some time before the first animal comes into view . |
| 15 | The DC can be updated as many times as necessary until such time as it is submitted for assessment . |
| 16 | Leaders Sunderland made the short trip to Seaham and things looked close at half time as they nosed in front 19–14 . |
| 17 | They were silent for some time as they picked their way in single file along the path that wound up the hillside . |
| 18 | This polychrome type of design seems to have been invented at Knossos , where it was fashionable for some time before it was adopted generally in the east of Crete . |
| 19 | As a final point it is worth reiterating that , although it takes a lot of time and intellectual effort to derive an acceptable information model using the MINSE approach , the model is independent of the actual form that the information takes in the real situation , and will remain valid until such time as the role of the organisation undergoes a fundamental change . |
| 20 | Also active at this time as receiver of Admiralty droits in Sussex , he was restored to the commission in 1628 . |
| 21 | Buying two wooden spoons can be more fun at this time than purchasing an expensive set of china in later years . |