Example sentences of "[vb base] [to-vb] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.

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1 No place to stay for any time , but food every ten miles or fifteen or twenty .
2 By working co-operatively , long-term , with the people around me , I hope to continue for some time yet .
3 By working co-operatively , longterm , with the people around me , I hope to continue for some time yet .
4 … or is it just another of those little habits ( much favoured by men ) that seem to flourish at this time of year .
5 The other story I recall to mind about this time is that Cranwell in those days must have been the coldest spot south of the Arctic Circle and the ration of coal to fire the single stove in a billet of 22 erks took little account of the temporary hutment , Some genius had laid down that the ration of coal would he 1lb of coal every other day was sufficient to ward off armies of brass monkeys that descended on Cranwell in winter .
6 But all managers have to negotiate at some time so it pays to learn about handling the process well .
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