Example sentences of "[adj] [art] [adj] time [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A professional photographer 's livelihood is dependent on getting it right the first time and most are members of either the Master Photographers Association or the British Institute of Professional Photography . |
| 2 | Much more cost effective is n't it if things to be done once rather than have to do reading them two or three times and generally the reason that things are repeated a number of times is that perhaps people are not really quite sure or not that that are systems , yet productivity the better trained people are people who can do things , get it right the first time and they can do more work ca n't they than somebody else you are not having to pick it up as the manager responsible and put mistakes right . |
| 3 | She 's had such a good time and made so many new friends that she 's quite resigned to going back to school in a few days ’ time . ’ |
| 4 | I did try and help her about how to run a war because it 's such a long time since anybody 's run a war — I mean the technical methods of running a war — which she did very well . |
| 5 | Not because she could n't remember , but because it was such a long time since she 'd seen her and she felt strange , suddenly , knowing that this time tomorrow they would be on their way to Scotland and she would be waiting for them . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's been such a long time since you 've seen him . |
| 7 | Myra 's familiar voice made her want to cry ; it seemed such a long time since things had been normal , with nothing more exciting than new orders to think about . |
| 8 | Even her father 's death a month ago had n't really affected her , because he had been ill for such a long time that nobody could be sorry that the end had come . |
| 9 | Susan did not answer at once ; in fact , she was silent for such a long time that Breeze , who could not see her face , wondered if she had fallen asleep . |
| 10 | Dr McNab was silent for such a long time that even those of his supporters who had remained steadfast throughout Dr Dunstaple 's persuasive arguments and had not yet crossed his name from their emergency cards , began to fear that perhaps he had nothing to say . |
| 11 | ‘ The discussions have been taking place for such a long time that I rather got used to the idea that I should be leaving . |
| 12 | Okay I that would have been okay in that particular case but you did come back to it as benefit , you say we have n't seen you for such a long time that was a not just look at your policies but to put a , a face to the name so I can become your point of reference |
| 13 | And , it used to take Joey such a long time that erm but still , I I must try and get out of that , but the trouble is it 's in me now . |
| 14 | So I take my hat off to any person from any Party who is involved in political life for such a long time because it 's an effort and it requires a sacrifice er not only to the but also to careers and perhaps , most important of all , to family life . |
| 15 | Deciduous trees appear less affected than conifers , partly because they offer a smaller area of foliage , and partly because they shed their leaves each autumn and hence are not exposed to air pollution for such a long time as conifers . |
| 16 | She had saved up for such a long time and did n't want to carry a load of coins around . |
| 17 | ‘ There has n't been a white champion for such a long time and I think a lot of people are looking toward that and want to see a white champion . ’ |
| 18 | And after that she seemed happy the rest of the way , saying how lovely it had been to see them even for such a short time and how she 'd come down again when she could , but it was such a long way and the trains were so crowded with soldiers and she had had to take two whole days off from the ambulance station . |
| 19 | Rocky introduced them as Carl Wood , Jubal Cantrell and Austen Parker , but Jim Miller would have recognised the latter two as Jube and Red , the pair who had baited him and given him such a hard time before Rocky 's intervention had rescued him . |
| 20 | The company is now in a regulatory climate where no objection would be made to either of its corporate investors , NEC Corp and IBM Corp , each with around 5% , greatly increasing their stakes in the company — to perhaps 25% each — but IBM has no cash to spare even if it wanted to get more involved with a company forever at the mercy of the shifting tides of French policy and NEC Corp , which two or three years ago would have jumped at the opportunity of making Bull a European and US outlet for far more of its products , faces a price war in its cash cow personal computer business back home and faces such a hard time that it has just seen its debt ratings cut — at a time when cheap capital is no longer available in Japan . |
| 21 | The company is now in a regulatory climate where no objection would be made to either of its corporate investors , NEC Corp and IBM Corp , each with around 5% , greatly increasing their stakes in the company — to perhaps 25% each — but IBM has no cash to spare even if it wanted to get more involved with a company forever at the mercy of the shifting tides of French policy and NEC Corp , which two or three years ago would have jumped at the opportunity of making Bull a European and US outlet for far more of its products , faces a price war in its cash cow personal computer business back home and faces such a hard time that it has just seen its debt ratings cut — at a time when cheap capital is no longer available in Japan . |
| 22 | I know somebody , male I might add , who 's so randy the whole time that he ca n't concentrate on anything . |
| 23 | He was conscious the whole time and talked and joked with ambulancemen and medical staff at a local hospital in Cheltenham . |
| 24 | Because the hypnotherapist is present the whole time and observing the patient 's reactions , it is also possible for him to know when to introduce the detachment technique which will ensure that no distress is suffered . |
| 25 | If the Member who tops the ballot happens to choose to promote a Bill dealing with a controversial and time-consuming topic , he alone may consume almost all the available time and leave no other Bill with a chance . |
| 26 | And what you do is you do it , and you get it wrong , and you , you miss it , and then you do it again and you 're better the next time and you get in . |
| 27 | I 've known them all a long time and I love 'em … |
| 28 | She was so startled the first time that she said to it : ‘ How nice to see you , my lord . ’ |
| 29 | But the Voice of Reason argued that Preston 's marriage , and his career , were demasted , holed and rudderless a long time before they foundered together on the rock of Carla . |
| 30 | ‘ Betty Gilling took one the same time as me , but Reverend Morey knows there 'll be no troubles there . |