Example sentences of "[is] [adv] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Three years , I admit , is rather a long time . |
| 2 | Six years alone is rather a long time . ’ |
| 3 | Now in this respect , of course , twenty-five years is rather a short time in the life of a university , and a good deal of this time has been spent in building up a research base , and now , as you mentioned in your erm remarks a few moments ago , Andrew , we have an enviable research record in a very wide range of disciplines . |
| 4 | It 's rather a long time is n't it ? |
| 5 | It 's only a short time to squeeze in eight gramophone records , is n't it ? |
| 6 | It 's perhaps the one time you 'll bless starting with a completely clean slate ; at least there are no existing possessions that might perhaps prove difficult to accommodate . |
| 7 | Using the time after one has gone to bed can avoid interruptions ; 10–15 minutes per child is only a small time out of the whole day and it needs to be given high priority . |
| 8 | It is only the second time the ITV company has followed the American idea of using a survey to back up launch plans . |
| 9 | This is only the second time out for the Pond Racer . |
| 10 | This is only the second time that 6203 has hauled passenger trains at the Centre , the first was in November 1991 when thick fog rather spoilt any photographic opportunities . |
| 11 | This is only the second time in post-war history that war booty art treasures have been put on view . |
| 12 | This is only the second time that the House has been given an opportunity to debate the momentous consequences of the closure of the Bank of Credit and Commerce International . |
| 13 | In 20 years as headmaster this is only the second time something like this has happened and the previous incident was even smaller . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ This is only the second time Derry has got through to the final in 35 years , so tickets this year are like gold dust , ’ he said . |
| 15 | It is only the second time the Tour de France has visited Britain . |
| 16 | It is only the second time this century that a school of sperm whales has been seen in the waters around Orkney . |
| 17 | This is only the fifth time this has happened in 20 years : the others were in 1970 , 1973 , 1974 and 1981 . |
| 18 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
| 19 | ‘ This is only the third time I 've met him . ’ |
| 20 | Incredibly , this is only the third time the ‘ Amateur ’ has been in Ireland , and the championship was first played in 1885 . |
| 21 | WITH THE TRAGIC loss of Dave Moore and the Rolls-Royce Spitfire RM689 it is perhaps an appropriate time to reflect on the current status of airworthy Spitfires . |
| 22 | With the economy predicted to be on the upturn it is perhaps the right time for Allied to invest in the Firkin chain and cash in early on the next consumer boom . |
| 23 | For some people this is literally the first time they have thought about and felt sensual responses in their own body . |
| 24 | There is generally a two-year time lag in the information being made available due to the large size and complexity of the data set . |
| 25 | Cases on the common law side are usually won not through counsel 's address to the court , which there is usually a little time to prepare in advance , but through the effective examination of witnesses . |
| 26 | Harvest is always a good time . |
| 27 | Easter is always a busy time at Folly Farm at Bourton-on-the-Water . |
| 28 | The first term is always an unsettling time , and it generally takes a few weeks before students become familiar with each other , and work together effectively . |
| 29 | ‘ This is hardly a normal time . |
| 30 | This is hardly the first time that Britain has enraged Brussels by attempting to wriggle out of European environmental legislation . |