Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun] [conj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to admire the ones with the guts to go it alone and make something of their lives when times are hard , even if the ways they do so are not strictly legal . |
| 2 | But most of us would probably eschew the ostentatious and eccentric , and settle for an honest and straightforward run of bindings that have a plain tale to tell of their place and time . |
| 3 | These are more difficult to qualify and quantify , in terms of their nature and time and other resources used . |
| 4 | The limitations of her views are just as important as her vision if the researcher is to gain a full perspective of her work and times . |
| 5 | Julia Phillips was the first woman to win an Academy Award for Best Picture ; this is a satisfyingly poisonous portrait of her life and times . |
| 6 | In the tribal fashion of her place and times , giving the best cuts to the master , serving the young lord , Cis had spoiled him . |
| 7 | Lowe was in Auckland promoting a video of his life and times — inevitably referring to him as a ‘ master coach ’ which is now becoming one of the more boring sporting clichés — and was asked what he thought of the All Blacks ' failure to bring home the Cup . |
| 8 | Indeed you can visit the house where he was born , see one of his plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre , or a contemporary performance at the Swan Theatre , see an exhibition of his life and times at the Shakespeare Centre and visit the picturesque home of his wife , Anne Hathaway . |
| 9 | At least JTR did not then rename the spot as so many others of his class and time did . |
| 10 | Herman 's heavily-layered paintings and his quick , succinct drawings are unmistakably of his place and time , so alert in the detail of both gesture and description . |
| 11 | Or something straightforward like My Life and Times ? ‘ |
| 12 | The Titfords , as we know only too well , were very far from being rich and powerful tycoons ; nevertheless , the trend we have just outlined was at work in a much more modest way even in their fortunes as time went by . |
| 13 | Be firm with people who impose upon your generosity or time too often . |
| 14 | Individuals have different needs , and these will differ according to their situation and time of life : a young graduate may have a strong need to sense that she or he fits into an organisation , while a middle-aged employee facing redundancy may have future security as a main priority . |
| 15 | Tears dried on her cheeks as time went by and she still stared , impotent , at the unforgiving spinach . |
| 16 | His educational achievements , lack of a major trade-union base , and personal idiosyncrasies inhibited his effectiveness as a labour leader , but did not prevent him from making significant contributions to his class and time . |
| 17 | ROBERT SAM ANSON 's ‘ The Man Who Shot JFK ’ ( February ) was the first of many articles I read on the same subject — but I kept returning to his time and time again . |
| 18 | I interviewed him when he became First Sea Lord and on one or two other occasions , and I always slightly regretted that my commitment to current affairs had prevented me from taking up Associated Rediffusion 's offer to spend two years with him , at home and abroad , researching and scripting the thirteen programmes they were planning on his Life and Times — a task subsequently and admirably performed by John Terraine . |
| 19 | Bilbo turns into a figure of folklore ( ‘ mad Baggins ’ ) , the elves and dwarves percolate through to our world as time shifters and ring-makers , even ‘ the Dark Tower ’ remains as an image for ‘ poor Tom ’ in King Lear . |
| 20 | Wapping : To make sure Melvyn Bragg can not Write posthumously on your life and times ? |
| 21 | Both my television interviews with him took place at Birch Grove , the first on the occasion of the publication of a picture book about his life and times , the second on the publication of his Middle East diaries . |
| 22 | He will be telling stories about his life and times in Roman Colchester , giving children an authentic insight into the town 's past . |
| 23 | Especially , Geoff Kingswell , for his generous donations of sweets for the children , and Terry Wood for his thoughtfulness and time . |
| 24 | He was by no means unusual for his place and time : there were not a few London families in the mid-19th century who were busy accumulating all the paraphernalia that seemed to give them a gilt-edged claim to middle-class respectability — the portraits , the studio photographs , a family bible , ornate gravestones , even the odd crest and Latin motto . |
| 25 | After taking us through his life and times , he moved on to the matter of his death which he hoped would be quick and peaceful . |