Example sentences of "[vb -s] a [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the phone rings a third time answer it . |
| 2 | Not only for myself as it 's been a particular project close to me for many years , but for the break up of a team , a team that has a long time to build up and a team that worked very well together and who were very committed . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , apparently she only has a short time to live ; David came back to be with her — he 's even living at Brooklands . ’ |
| 4 | If , however , a bond only has a short time left to maturity , it will be much more liquid : its market price will be near its face value . |
| 5 | Couple this with a quality assessment system which is riddled with jargon and technical description and the caterer has a hard time deciding what he or she is going to buy and from which company . |
| 6 | If the University requires a prime time slot on , for example , a Saturday , it may be necessary for the Club to seek sponsorship . |
| 7 | Since it takes a certain time to reach its working temperature and cool down again , it would not be able to follow the changes satisfactorily . |
| 8 | The process takes a little time to grasp but very soon you will quickly put down on paper a series of " main points " . |
| 9 | Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill . |
| 10 | It takes a long time to reach Dynjandi , but the weather improves as the day wears on , leaving me with wonderful views across the Arnarfjörđ3ur , its far peaks wreathed in clouds . |
| 11 | If the property does not sell at all , or if it takes a long time to sell , the local authority search result may become dated . |
| 12 | Yes but you know I mean a tr a tree takes a long time to mature does n't it ? |
| 13 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
| 14 | Nobody wants to lose and if nobody wants to lose it means it gets fiercer and it goes on for longer and it does takes a long time to resolve , if it ever is and often to the detriment of one person to the success of another . |
| 15 | ‘ When the mortars wake me at night , it takes a long time to go back to sleep . |
| 16 | But it takes a long time to regain trust . |
| 17 | If the WC cistern takes a long time to fill , it is possible that a high-pressure type of ballvalve has been fitted instead of a low-pressure type ( page 38 ) or that there is dirt in the valve orifice . |
| 18 | Banks are like supertankers : it takes a long time to turn them round . |
| 19 | Wild rice has a very nutty flavour and takes a long time to cook . |
| 20 | That 's something we , we , that 's what we found and one of the things we have got is this youth bus actually operating in the town and it erm , it 's running three nights a week , we ca n't cover every bit of the town , but it goes to different area 's of the town , The Stow , and Old Harlow , I mean we 've actually got quite good relationship 's with , with , with the young people in Old Harlow , but erm , I mean we ca n't cover every night , I mean there is a problem , of erm , you know , you you get from a position where you recognise it , you , you , you need to start catering for a particular group and it takes a long time getting there . |
| 21 | It takes a long time to visit every house in the neighbourhood — and enjoy some hospitality while one is there . ’ |
| 22 | Still takes a long time to chew . |
| 23 | So it takes a long time think more egalitarian . |
| 24 | Takes a long time to learn anything new , but perseveres . |
| 25 | Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said . |
| 26 | The problem with weight loss is that it takes a long time to get what you want . |
| 27 | These days it takes a long time to get into the ‘ left-hand seat ’ or captain 's position in a major airline ; indeed , as time goes on more and more airline pilots have to recognise the possibility of reaching retirement before they achieve command . |
| 28 | It takes a long time to get used to it . ’ |
| 29 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
| 30 | Yes erm and er I think in the course of that we will have learned a lot of lessons the er that 's not a facetious comment , it 's true er the the first time you write er a software programme erm and any of you will will have experience of this , it takes a long time to get it right . |