Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] be [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Spadeadam Rocket Establishment came into being some time after 1950 when the Cold War was at its height . |
| 2 | ‘ There never seemed to be any time , ’ she said defensively . |
| 3 | The only thing that did n't work was the understanding that we had to be big time very quickly . |
| 4 | Well , flight had n't worked on the other two occasions , but , for the sake of her own sanity , this had to be third time lucky . |
| 5 | Early in October , with the exact date of the premiere not vet set , but intended to be some time between 25 November and 10 December , John wrote again to Hanns : ‘ Million sorries for not writing sooner , but I was waiting for ( a ) Thursday , the official scrutinization of my ballet to see if it definitely would go on , and ( b ) Friday , the first night of Miss Howes 's show . |