Example sentences of "[vb pp] in a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He divided the number of crimes by the number of minutes in an hour to show how many crimes were committed in a certain time . |
| 2 | When she went to look round she was both daunted and enchanted by its dark , gloomy interior which was mostly painted green and seemed to be trapped in a 19th-century time warp . |
| 3 | If I add that the majority of Cubists were formerly considered to be Fauves , I can demonstrate how far these young artists have come in a short time and the logic of their vision . |
| 4 | ‘ He 's the most charming man I 've met in a long time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You are the most frustrating piece of womanhood I 've met in a long time , ’ he rasped . |
| 6 | Nicest bars I 've seen in a long time . ’ |
| 7 | Nobody stops learning , but at only 15st I 'm the fastest heavyweight the world has seen in a long time . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I have hit shots this week I have n't seen in a long time . |
| 9 | The teaming up of Land 's End Ltd with Rowland Edwards , who seems to have his own unique version of reality , produced one of the choicer pieces of double-speak I 've seen in a long time : a press release announcing a campaign to add fixed anchors and gear to the crags in the interests of the environment and safety . |
| 10 | ‘ All this , with the bonus of an organic approach , makes it one of the most original books on gardening that I 've seen in a long time , ’ says our kitchen garden correspondent , Adam Pasco . |
| 11 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |
| 12 | There was an expression on her face I had n't seen in a long time . |
| 13 | Elland Road was the emptiest I 've seen in a long time , 23,000 of which 4000 were Crewe fans . |
| 14 | Hell of a good film though , it 's the best film I 've seen in a long time . |
| 15 | The best one he 's made in a long time , I 'd say . |
| 16 | Wendy , who is also a keep fit specialist , is overwhelmed by her new pupils ' enthusiasm and thrilled at the progress they have made in a short time . |
| 17 | Our team lost the game by 125 runs , but they reckoned overall it was the most enjoyable day 's cricket they 'd had in a long time . |
| 18 | ‘ This is one of the best evenings I 've had in a long time , ’ Sam said , sipping his coffee . |
| 19 | The solution is to make use to layers to separate out the drawing into smaller sections that can be worked on and redrawn in a reasonable time . |
| 20 | When TV Times readers voted Crawford 1973 's Funniest Man on TV in the magazine 's Top 10 Awards , it confirmed the phenomenal success that Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em had become in a short time . |
| 21 | Rain was impressed by the amount of information he had gathered in a short time . |
| 22 | If the load is to move a fixed distance then the high gear ratio requires the motor to move a large number of steps and for the load movement to be completed in a reasonable time the motor needs to attain a high stepping rate . |
| 23 | If the weather holds out work could be completed in a short time . |
| 24 | Now that 's an English expression I have n't heard in a long time . |
| 25 | And I know so many songs that it would be fun to go out there and say , ‘ Hey , man , do you remember this one ? ’ or , ‘ Here 's one you have n't heard in a long time . ' ’ |
| 26 | But it has such appeal that the casinos are reporting more feverish betting activity than they 've known in a long time . |
| 27 | Because motor torque decreases with increasing speed , a low stepping rate limit implies a high motor torque at all speeds and therefore fast acceleration , So the limiting speed is attained in a short time [ Fig. 8.8(c) ] . |
| 28 | You too were beckoned in a dark time : |
| 29 | How many barnacles ( or mussels ) are eaten in a given time ? |
| 30 | Enjoy all your days , they are all too often gone in a short time . |