Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the light intensity increases , the rate of turning also increases for a time , before falling back to its initial level . |
| 2 | The intensity of the enhanced bands also varies in a time dependent fashion , but surprisingly this is slower than the disappearance of the footprint , so that some enhanced products are still evident even after 30 minutes . |
| 3 | In marketing terms it 's a tremendous card to play erm our marketing line in the States was always ‘ we speak your language , a common heritage , a common culture erm almost a common language ’ and erm the special relationship really exits at a time like this to a very marked degree , and we shall be playing that for all it 's worth , certainly . |
| 4 | By leaning her back against it and pedalling with her feet she could move it forwards inches at a time . |
| 5 | The social person first moves out of his original position ( role ) ( " the rite of separation " ) ; he then exists for a time in a liminal condition , a threshold of time and space which is outside the ordinary world of secular affairs and is treated as in some way " sacred " ( Van Gennep 's " rite de marge " ) ; finally he moves back into secular society in his new position ( role ) ( " the rite of aggregation " ) . |