Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | and you get acclimatized in that time |
| 2 | overlap with auction house chatter in that aristos are always selling the contents of the servants ' hall if they 've fallen on super-taxed times , or buying things if their grandfathers went offshore . |
| 3 | The aim is to raise money for any former resistance workers who 've fallen on hard times and to say thank you for the help they gave to our servicemen : |
| 4 | The aim is to raise money for any former resistance workers who 've fallen on hard times and to say thank you for the help they gave to our servicemen : |
| 5 | They 're raising money to help former Belgian resistance workers who 've fallen on hard times . |
| 6 | I 've come off seven times now . |
| 7 | we done all that erm Wa , Walkman all that sort of thing we 've done at one time or other . |
| 8 | But are n't , are n't changes are n't these changes er in Russia and in China forced upon them to a degree by circumstances , by the fact that the outside world immediately withdraws and opposes a rising of the people as a whole against the established government er I mean we 've seen in recent times with Iran and so on have n't we ? |
| 9 | ‘ Like nothing you 've seen in prime time or on God 's earth , ’ Time magazine raved . |
| 10 | and I , I 've felt at that time and since I went on too early . |
| 11 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 12 | It 's the last three or four months erm the lack of education they 've had over that time . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes , I 've known for some time that if you want a bit of peace you only have to bore people enough and they 'll leave you to it . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Many are perfectly normal — except that they 've hit on hard times . |
| 15 | One of the factors common to businesses that have fallen on hard times is an inability to adapt and change and a failure to recognise that the market place is changing around them . |
| 16 | But there will be pressure on the company to produce ‘ quick fixes ’ for traditional industries that have fallen on hard times . |
| 17 | At 21 she is set for stardom , but she still finds time for people who have fallen on hard times . |
| 18 | In ‘ The Real Thing ’ a painter is offered the services of an extremely genteel couple who have fallen on hard times and are willing to act as models for his illustrations of aristocratic life . |
| 19 | Now these in their turn have fallen on hard times at a time of agricultural rather than industrial recession . |
| 20 | It is a time when those who have fallen on bad times have their freedom and property restored . |
| 21 | A sophisticated burglar-alarm system has aided overnight and weekend security and although the caretaker is not on call from 11am to 3.30pm the levels of demand have fallen during this time as a direct result of his monitoring skills . |
| 22 | The problem with the period-instrument performances I have heard in recent times is a technical one : they do not play in tune . |
| 23 | This is probably the most untrue statement I have heard in some time . |
| 24 | This is something for which my hon. Friends and I have pressed for some time . |
| 25 | Chairman of selectors Ted Dexter was at Lilleshall to run his eye over final preparations and said : ‘ We have had one of the most successful years at international level that we have enjoyed in recent times , but the coming tour represents quite a different challenge to the ones our players have had before . ’ |
| 26 | Tolonen described Noorda 's role as one involving strategy and planning rather than day-to-day operations , adding ‘ We have a very strong group of executives — we have looked at various times at succession , ’ although no-one has been designated to succeed . |
| 27 | just six have come in this time there 's ca n't remember . |
| 28 | I HAVE noticed for some time now that the Amnesty International Mandate has not been changed to include ‘ people imprisoned for their sexuality ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ Why , ’ she said sweetly , rising and picking up her clothes , and her bag , now empty of the articles which she had given J. D. O'Connor , ‘ tonight I am going to turn in early , read and rest — such a change after all I have done since this time last week . |
| 30 | ‘ I am sure that both Prince Charles and Princess Diana will feel a tremendous sense of sadness and of failure too , as they have done for some time . |