Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Because , for reasons mentioned earlier , the itching may persist for some time , an just in case the first application was not exhaustive , it is quite common to advise a second treatment one week after the first . |
2 | I should think at that time the employers thought , Well we do n't want to be arguing about wages every five minutes during this War business you know and they all got b you know they got bags of work you know that of course , do n't you ? |
3 | In addition , one citizen can not benefit from the successful formal objection of another citizen ; he must object in due time himself . |
4 | If , for example , the intervention is to run for six weeks , the parents should stop after that time and then repeat the baseline measurements in the same conditions as before . |
5 | I understand from 's nephew that the electric convector in the sitting room is dead , and shall speak to about some kind of replacement , though there is of course the second convector in the bedroom which should suffice at this time of year . |
6 | Now you must have at some time or other in advertising closed the deal on the phone . |
7 | You should go around some time because i it I mean I know you 're it 's just , just like |
8 | ‘ I must admit at that time I had little sympathy for the victims , having heard gruesome evidence at court , but my feelings have now changed . |
9 | We must operate to tight time scale and we must maintain a low profile throughout . |
10 | She said Copper had a 50:50 chance but that his leg may break at any time , not to mention all the problems that come with keeping a horse standing up and not moving for what could be months rather than weeks . |
11 | While we can not provide the details you might want at this time , I 'd encourage you to give us the benefit of the doubt . |
12 | They are that kind of car and if you look at £80,000 and how long it 'll last you and see how many £15,000 cars you 'll buy in that time , we 're probably bargains . |
13 | But important matters had to wait on his attention ; and , if he chose to withhold it , might wait for some time . |
14 | He did so when play was about to resume after a stoppage early in the last session of the fourth day , with the score 384 for 7 , and he could hardly have timed it more precisely ; 60 for 3 overnight , and , as next morning it looked as though it might rain at any time , Marshall decided to polish the rest off quickly . |
15 | The 250cc British Grand Prix in Sundays sunshine provided some of the most exciting action you 'll see for some time . |
16 | US and allied governments stressed that the exact moment was unimportant as it was not a " trigger point " , but that military action might begin at any time they chose thereafter , unless Iraq had complied with the UN resolutions . |
17 | After a certain amount of small talk , he says casually , ‘ Perhaps I might drop by some time . |
18 | Anything at all , and probably bad at that , might happen at any time … . |
19 | I said , we 'll have to first time and yet it 's all he wants and he was gon na take a day 's pay off . |
20 | The exploitation of a range of alternative contractual and working time arrangements permits firms to secure precisely the number and types of such secondary workers that they might require at any time . |
21 | Already almost a year earlier Churchill had recognised that the enemy collapse in Europe might come at any time . |
22 | The , we did er our baths were dating from the nineteen fourteen period and they were getting rather old the , the , the boiler was n't too good and we were afraid that it might burst at some time . |
23 | He developed the habit of carrying a book of poetry in his pocket , which he might open at any time for a swig of the sublime . |
24 | To summarise so far : a ) False sensations or sensory illusions may occur at any time in a pilot 's career and in fact commonly do occur in the normal course of events . |
25 | Although in theory the organism could reproduce at any time during its growth phase , we can expect that eventually an optimum time for reproduction would emerge . |
26 | The Sun claims that the Stonebridge council estate in north London ‘ is Britain 's tinderbox where Los Angeles-style riots could explode at any time ’ . |
27 | One of Brazil 's biggest industrial areas has become an environmental time-bomb which could explode at any time . |
28 | The agents of the Phoenix King could appear at any time and drag away the most reputable people . |
29 | No doubt you could do with some time to reflect on things . ’ |
30 | It clearly was n't something that the patrol section could do at that time . |