Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj -er] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I scribbled a note telling him what our doctor had said and begging him , if he saw fit , for the drug that promised the chance of an easier time for us both . |
| 2 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 3 | That is , there was evidence of some compensation , partly due to a shorter time to the onset of REM sleep . |
| 4 | But Rose 's looks went back to an earlier time with big , wide eyes and strong yet delicate profile . |
| 5 | How often a sudden aroma can take us back to an earlier time in our lives and cause us to feel happy or sad depending on the memories aroused . |
| 6 | In the course of treating Mrs Tighe , Bernstein used hypnotic suggestion and then regression , intending to take her back to an earlier time in her current life . |
| 7 | And the announcement of the engagement could not have come at a better time for the battle-weary Royal Family . |
| 8 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 9 | League Cup success could n't have come at a better time for Rangers , nor for that matter could the return to goalscoring form of Ally McCoist . |
| 10 | That 's his first for the club and could n't have come at a better time for Hereford , though . |
| 11 | And it could n't have come at a better time for the 29 year old bowler in this his benefit season . |
| 12 | Whatever the truth , the unwelcome publicity could not come at a worse time for Mercedes — just as it is launching its new top-of-the-range ‘ S ’ model after 12 years of development . |
| 13 | It could not have come at a worse time for the Royal Family , almost on the eve of the wedding of Princess Anne to Commander Tim Laurence . |
| 14 | Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy . |
| 15 | Her discovery in Paris could n't have happened at a worse time from that point of view , and she would just have to accept it . |