Example sentences of "[be] in [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We 're in a quiet time at the moment , Leon .
2 Why she was here , she could n't imagine ; but her head was clearer than it had been in a long time , which meant that she must have gone for some hours without any kind of an injection .
3 She had no wish to hurt Anna and besides , how could she complain when the truth was that she was happier here at the palazzo than she 'd been in a long time ?
4 Mm Erm yes so he was just saying that , you know , the only night he 's really been out since New Year 's Eve was last Wednesday , he 's just been in the whole time .
5 Because most of the closest-fought states are in the Eastern Time zone , American TV networks expect to be able to forecast the final result from 2am on Wednesday .
6 ‘ But I came late into the first-class game , I 'm 28 now and I really want to be in the big time before I end my career . ’
7 So what 's it like for young David to be in the big time .
8 So what 's it like for young David to be in the big time .
9 Oliver Goldsmith , in his Natural History , described the effects of sleep loss thus : But man is more feeble ; he requires its due return ; and if it fails to pay the accustomed visit , his whole frame is in a short time thrown into disorder ; his appetite ceases ; his spirits are dejected ; his pulse becomes quicker and harder ; and his mind , abridged of its slumbering visions , begins to adopt waking dreams .
10 Steven is in an alternative time zone now .
11 Ian Spiro was a novice in this league but still acted like he was in the big time , joining Lomas Santa Fe Country Club where membership costs ‘ tens of thousands ’ .
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