Example sentences of "[det] [verb] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This allows a reasonable time for processing , and results in fewer lost revolutions than is normally possible . |
| 2 | Does this sound a reasonable time scale ? |
| 3 | This takes a long time and is reflected in the price of the product . |
| 4 | Hyperactive children may ‘ grow out of it ’ in time , but this takes a long time and their behaviour tends to get worse before it gets better . |
| 5 | In order to gain reasonable competence by the simple approach , the robot has to record more than 1000 entries in the set R. This takes a long time . |
| 6 | But this takes a long time and a lot of convincing . |
| 7 | Wood will , however , eventually become waterlogged and sink though , like seasoning , this takes a considerable time . |
| 8 | This seems a long time . |
| 9 | Although it has tended during its fairly-long aquarium history to virtually disappear from time to time , it is currently fairly commonly available , so this seems a good time to take a detailed look at this fish and its requirements . |
| 10 | I thought does n't this take a long time just for a little tiny bit ? |
| 11 | All numerically computed trajectories eventually spiral into C+ or C but some spend a considerable time wandering near the strange invariant set ( which was produced in the bifurcation that occurred as r passed through its homoclinic value ) before doing so . |
| 12 | It was the chief town of the ancient viscounty of Soule , both a seat and a strong point , and as such had a stormy time during the protracted wars hereabouts with the English occupiers and during the religious wars of the sixteenth century between Catholics and Protestants . |
| 13 | I trust you have all had a lovely time on holiday . |
| 14 | It all seems a long time ago . |
| 15 | Sometimes when we 19 were feeling low someone might say , ‘ I 've had a visit , look what I 've got , ’ sort of thing , and we 'd all have a nice time . |
| 16 | ‘ We shall all have a jolly time . ’ |
| 17 | We was all having a hard time , a rough time , and doing what we could to make our homes look respectable and nice for people to come into . |
| 18 | Quite often ( but not always ) such cases are called in by the Secretary of State even where the planning authority is minded to grant consent , in order to allow interested groups a chance to air their views ; so it can all take a long time . |
| 19 | the boys says they all had a good time … one fell into the water but he thought it was excellent fun … |
| 20 | We all had a grand time , and I saw Ella home to the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel . |
| 21 | They all had a wonderful time at Sergeant 's garden party , and when it came time to leave they all promised to visit again very , very soon . |
| 22 | When a little old lady on Weybridge station platform asked the Irish stationmaster why there were two large wall clocks each giving a different time by a few minutes , the answer came in a fine Irish brogue : ‘ Ah , yes ma'am ! |
| 23 | And does that take a long time ? |
| 24 | ( That took a long time too . |
| 25 | Well when it comes in from the cow it 's at blood heat , and e you put it through your strainer and then you drain it and er you leave it be and it coagulates , goes consistency of yoghurt , slightly thicker than yoghurt , and after that stood a certain time you apply heat then you warm it up and you stir it , you break up the curd , and the whey gradually rises to the top and your curds settles to the bottom . |
| 26 | I should think you both deserved a restful time . |