Example sentences of "[noun sg] in [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The implementation of such a large energy programme in so little time posed many financial and industrial problems , and also problems of siting and public acceptance . |
| 2 | Successful he may have been in October-December 1976 at using the full Cabinet as a forum for crisis management , but Callaghan was not tempted to extend the practice in more tranquil times . |
| 3 | You can take a boat in there most times , except at low water , but it can be awkward then , and in this weather … |
| 4 | This focus on experience ( in Greek empeiria ) is expressed in the standard description of Hume 's type of philosophy as empiricist rather than rationalist ; and empiricism of this stamp has been especially influential in British philosophy in more recent times as well . |
| 5 | So much has taken place in so little time , it is hard for us to really grasp the rapid pace of development . |
| 6 | He persuaded the government to allow a group of students to be sent to the USA in 1872 , but they were recalled for fear they might become ‘ too gay ( morally loose ) or western ’ ( Wang 1928 : 44 ) , a comment which would not be out of place in more recent times . |
| 7 | you have this amount of trade in and this amount of prospect and your telling me if I have half trade in and half prospect , I 'd like to see the difference in how much time you spent on |
| 8 | His collection was particularly strong in German prints — it includes works by the Master E.S. , the Master P.W. , and the Master of South Germany , active between 1490 and 1500 — and was consulted by print experts from Zani in the late eighteenth century to Lehrs and Kristeller in more recent times . |
| 9 | Toby appeared at my elbow in very quick time — nobody was more expert than him at getting served quickly in a crowded bar — with an extra-large glass of Scotch and a mineral water for me , my habitual drink when I was working . |
| 10 | Split-brain studies have science fiction overtones which have led to their widespread publicity in more recent times . |
| 11 | The apparent rise in relatively recent times of the cratering rate on the Moon raises the question of whether there could be a new heavy bombardment approaching . |
| 12 | Another variant of utilitarianism which commanded a good deal of support in fairly recent times was rule as opposed to act utilitarianism . |
| 13 | This relatively weak coalification is obviously due to an early ‘ Pre-Permian updoming ’ of the Westphalian and to a late subsidence in very recent times which caused a very young re-coalification that is not yet in equilibrium with the present depth and temperature . |
| 14 | Deaf people in particular aggrieved and angered by centuries of neglect and the slowness of their advance in more recent times , were beginning to demand changes in their conditions as their right and no longer as an act of grace . |
| 15 | These old Lincolnshire farmhouses , especially the derelict ones , tell a fascinating story of farming life in more ancient times . |
| 16 | They reached the gate in even quicker time than they 'd left it . |
| 17 | Given that co-operation and consultation in more normal times was virtually unknown on this lateral basis , inexperience led to many defects . |
| 18 | Whether the increase in comparatively recent times points to a third population is a subject for Chapter 8 . |
| 19 | The idea of a preaching footballer strikes an odd note in more modern times , when players , though more educated and considerably richer than their forebears , engage in outside interests of a more commercial nature . |