Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry to disturb you , but could you perhaps spare a little time to come and talk to the Chief Superintendent ? ’ |
| 2 | She could only stay a short time , but long enough to hear John thank her for the gift of her daughter . |
| 3 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 4 | The innovation of Private Eye ensured that deference , if not quite dead , would henceforth have a hard time . |
| 5 | This was a situation which could only last a short time before complete economic and social collapse ensued . |
| 6 | We shall further assume a sinusoidal time variation so that |
| 7 | I can hardly remember the first time I felt that we loved each other . |
| 8 | ‘ All this type of modern music that we play , if you think back to when it all started , whether it 's thrash , rap , disco , rock'n'roll , it all started with black people in slavery and poverty in the southern States , and about the only thing they could ever have a good time with was sex . |
| 9 | Stephen would also want a little time alone with her to tell her about his work . |
| 10 | They 'd probably spend the entire time at one another 's throats ! |
| 11 | ‘ Of course with your looks you 'd probably have a marvellous time . |
| 12 | In case the reader should think that this small book is about to offer the solution to this problem , let it be stated immediately that a complete integration of all these different disciplinary approaches to the investment decision will probably take a considerable time and much research effort by a range of researchers . |
| 13 | Not only do books often tend to be rather broad in their approach to a subject , but they can also take a long time to be published after they are written and the information may thus be out of date . |
| 14 | This suggests that early surgery would substantially reduce the overall time with fluid . |
| 15 | ‘ If DJs gave either side enough spins and all curry eaters bought it , I believe I could really hit the big time , ’ said Peter , who lives in Bargoed , Mid-Glamorgan . |
| 16 | The normally small scabious scabiosa columbaria flowers in July and August , but if we have a wet spell now after a dry summer , then it could well flower a second time . |
| 17 | A time should be prescribed for exercise of any option , though that could be extended by subsequent agreement and the court would readily imply a reasonable time if none were in fact specified . |
| 18 | For the other to remain other it must not derive its meaning from History but must instead have a separate time which differs from historical time . |
| 19 | It wo n't buy the rest of your life , but it 'll certainly fund a good time . |
| 20 | A search will therefore take the minimum time shown in Fig. 7.2 . |
| 21 | She would never forget the first time , balanced high on the steep roof of the house , huddled from the wind against the chimney-stack , Fenna 's great shadow hovering over her , although Fenna had surely not been so hugely vast then as he was now , his shadow had not obliterated the stars , threatening their very existence . |
| 22 | No half day Saturdays , half day Saturdays , yes and then er I , I used to stay waiting for mother to come and my sister er to do the shopping in Willenhall cos they would n't shop anywhere else , and then erm my brother used to come with his cycle and er I used to carry a lot of the shopping back and my brother used to push a lot on his , on his cycle and mother and my sister used to stay down and have another walk around , but we 'd got to walk it back I 'd come back on the wagonette so or just after the buses started but er I 'll never forget the first time the bus ran it was pouring with rain and my sister was standing in front of me and she 'd got a new mac on and of course we were getting very wet and there was a scramble to get on the bus and the lady in front of her had got a bag of flour and of course the bag burst and went all down her |
| 23 | With the present exchange rates , you may never find a better time to visit Myrtle Beach . |