Example sentences of "[noun sg] in a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | People always knock someone who has achieved a great deal in a short time . |
| 2 | Tim Holton said : ‘ We have achieved a great deal in a short time but there is still a long way to go . |
| 3 | This may indicate that user interfaces to query structures can not yet replicate human processes of spatial reasoning in a reasonable time , or that in software terms it is inefficient to extend SQL , and that an alternative must be found . |
| 4 | A big bream should be weighed immediately it is caught , for these fish can lose a lot of weight in a short time in a keepnet or keepsack . |
| 5 | Mervin completed his third London run in a blistering time of two hours 55 minutes . |
| 6 | It was a bright moment in a dark time . |
| 7 | The total return from a security in a future time period is dependent on a series of anticipated and unanticipated events . |
| 8 | The progressive Dreamers Delight touched off the useful Texan Tycoon in a fast time at Newbury two weeks ago and deserves the greatest respect , but I prefer SATIN LOVER . |
| 9 | Other methods of stimulating volume might include controlling trading hours ( by concentrating liquidity in a particular time frame , as on the metal and cocoa rings ) or by lengthening the hours , to attract business from other time zones . |
| 10 | requiring the defendant to comply with the abatement or prohibition notice or otherwise abate the nuisance in a specified time , and to carry out any necessary works , |
| 11 | Section 14 states that , in the absence of an agreed time for performance or an agreed formula to determine the time for performance , the supplier will carry out the service in a reasonable time . |
| 12 | The statutory outage on Reactor 1 was completed three days ahead of schedule in a total time of 6 weeks , 4 days … an excellent performance by everyone concerned . |
| 13 | The Army had taught him that , too , and the SAS acceptance tests had rammed the lesson home by sending him out over the damp Brecon Beacons with a 55-lb Bergen rucksack knowing he had to cover a certain distance in a certain time but not knowing that when he had done it , there would n't be the trucks they had promised but a vague assur-ance of a cup of tea if he kept on marching a few more miles in that direction . |
| 14 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 15 | For example , on almond trees : ‘ I find them to be trees making a good hedge in a short time … look well round a little wilderness quarters planted with flowering shrubs in a small garden . ’ |
| 16 | Fredrick taught his brother his technique in a short time and the two brothers worked side by side , often having long discussions about the technique , modifying it as they went along . |
| 17 | A landscape of open moorland , for example , will revert to scrub woodland in a short time if grazing and heather burning are restricted . |
| 18 | Oliver gained a lot of experience in a short time , and was interested to see how brave some people were after a death in the family . |
| 19 | Shildon had made remarkable progress in a short time but needed help as he was trying to do his normal work for the business section at the same time . |
| 20 | By contrast the larger class-D animals , living on grasslands where rainfall varies , are less selective and so long as they do not crop the grass too close many animals can cover the same foraging area in a short time . |
| 21 | ‘ Basically , ’ he added , ‘ there will be no reduction in the overall amount of services , but we will have Alder Valley , Hampshire and other operators all servicing the area in a short time . ’ |
| 22 | The shop certainly had not received a coat of paint in a long time and , though looking decrepit , in earlier years the well proportioned double-fronted premises must have been quite smart . |
| 23 | But even in the 1860s , the notion that a " mere girl " might learn the trade very quickly and be doing as well as a man in a short time , was not only a threat to employment but a threat to the craftsman 's pride in his skill . |
| 24 | Josh Gifford 's gelding won the H & T Walker Gold Cup in a fast time at Ascot recently , and remains well treated despite being 2lb out of the handicap . |
| 25 | The body of a young child works at the maximum rate , enabling the child to process far more information in a given time than an adult could . |
| 26 | This problem can be overcome by subjecting them to an external force , strong enough to alter their spatial distribution by a significant amount in a short time . |
| 27 | But the Thames route is pretty good anyway — we 'll see a lot in a short time . ’ |
| 28 | And , all run here , everything was run here , and animals , animals that won here , well er well I think they put them down as better animals than animals that raced before the war , you know , cos they had to do such a lot in a short time . |
| 29 | When any seeds arrive from him I will take the first opportunity of sending you a share and in return shall trouble you for some Northern and Welsh plants which I hope we shall make proper conveniency to receive into our Garden in a short time ; for several of those which you were so good as to furnish me with a few years since are lost for want of proper soil and situation , the natural earth of our Garden being too light and dry and the bottom too warm . |
| 30 | You 've come a long way in a short time . ’ |