Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [adj] time [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The trial was expected to continue for some time and it was widely believed that evidence would be given which would incriminate politicians still active . |
| 2 | But for some time teachers have been aware that many pupils do not appear to benefit from private-study time nor do they acquire the associated study skills , and there is uncertainty as to what kind of study skills training should be given . |
| 3 | To the extent that talking and trying hard to talk for less time and have more tasks to do which are to a certain extent self-explanatory , rather than having long involved tasks which two or three get on with and the rest opt out . |
| 4 | Mrs Thompson said : ‘ This is something I have intended to do for some time but somehow never got round to . |
| 5 | ‘ It is a risk , but it 's something I have wanted to do for some time and I believe it is feasible . |
| 6 | Here Revelstoke was in his element ; acute intelligence and charm , capacity for meticulous work , presence and eloquence , fluency in French and Spanish , and , above all , financial acumen made him a match for the wiliest of South American presidents , North American railway barons , European finance ministers , and the members of the British cabinet with all of whom he had to deal at one time or another . |
| 7 | If you 've actually be wangling system on your way up , which is what most of us seem to do at one time or another . |
| 8 | They are doing work which every compositor is called upon to do at some time or another , that is plain composition , " but he added that the men do " the many operations that go to make up the comp 's calling " . |
| 9 | Similarly , research activity is planned to double in this time and continuing education , or extra-mural studies , to grow by at least one-third . |
| 10 | I remembered all kinds of girls whom Harvey had wanted to marry at some time or other . |
| 11 | However , this is not expected to happen for some time and even when reform is introduced , the probability is that it will be phased in over a number of years . |
| 12 | Opponents of the curfew claim that forcing every bar to close at one time or , as proposed , requiring nightclubs to close their doors at 1.30 while allowing drinking until 3am or 4am , would lead to a flood of pub-goers hitting the streets at once , exacerbating the problem . |
| 13 | A major infestation is almost certain to occur at some time or other , and you must then decide how to control or eradicate it . |