Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The government should now set a time limit for this saga to be brought to a conclusion . |
| 2 | Unfortunately he could not offer a time for his visit . |
| 3 | Just as Maggie could not remember a time before there was Fenna , and a time before there was the big house and the three women living in it , so she could not remember a time when there was not the constant tug of tension between her grandmother and her mother . |
| 4 | Just as Maggie could not remember a time before there was Fenna , and a time before there was the big house and the three women living in it , so she could not remember a time when there was not the constant tug of tension between her grandmother and her mother . |
| 5 | Dinah Asshe could not remember a time when she had not enjoyed dressing up . |
| 6 | On the other hand , he could not remember a time when it had not been taken for granted the Hall would one day be his own . |
| 7 | He could not remember a time when he had not known . |
| 8 | By an effort of memory she could just recall a time when money had been plentiful , and her father — then strong and well — had spent it with a gay extravagance which had delighted her as a small child . |
| 9 | They could n't remember a time when they had been without it . |
| 10 | He could n't remember a time when going to bed with a woman had n't dulled his interest , acting almost inevitably as a cure for his fascination . |
| 11 | There may well come a time when it is a good idea to float Direct Line . ’ |
| 12 | And I ca n't remember a time when he said , ‘ Do n't play that ; play this . ’ |
| 13 | Looking back , I ca n't remember a time when I did n't love you . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's what I 've wanted to do for a long time , so long that I ca n't remember a time when the name Tony Radcliffe did n't send me into a violent rage ! ’ |
| 15 | I 'm 33 now and I ca n't imagine a time when I would ever consider using it . |
| 16 | Our minds ca n't imagine a time span as short as a picosecond , but we can do calculations about picoseconds , and we can build computers that can complete calculations within picoseconds . |
| 17 | The court will usually fix a time limit for service when making directions and this must be complied with . |
| 18 | Gedge can not remember a time when he did not want to be in a pop group . |
| 19 | The amount that we do overseas fluctuates but I can not remember a time when we have not had an overseas project going on . |
| 20 | You can not put a time on how long it takes for a swimfeeder to empty . |
| 21 | He can never remember a time when he did n't have a detective to guard him , or private cars , planes or trains to transport him . |