Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [adj] time [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | You may want ( and need ) to choose a suitable time to reaffirm these vows again to each other . |
2 | And I was a bit late , so I had to wait a long time to get served . ’ |
3 | I had to wait a long time shut in . |
4 | He was prepared to wait a long time to gain the king 's good will , and meanwhile to support the king in his enterprises . |
5 | For a week or so after we moved to Cornwall , I was free to have a great time exploring my new habitat . |
6 | If any are received erm by the cutoff date , then it has to be my my submission that we have to have a reasonable time to respond . |
7 | Er we have to have a reasonable time to respond . |
8 | If I really had to spend a long time hurting someone slowly , I 'd have to use a blindfold : them or me , one of us would have to have their eyes hidden . |
9 | Before focusing on the way in which educational accountability has manifested itself in evaluation procedures we want to spend a little time exploring this more general picture . |
10 | Memory , the dynamic of past consciousness , can translate into resistance in order to shape a new time to come . |
11 | The Saddlery Courses are designed for people wishing to earn a full time living from making and repairing saddlery or for anyone who just wants to supplement their existing income , as they state ‘ whatever you want from this course , either to earn money or to save money , it is designed for you . ’ |
12 | Development banks tend to take a long time to evaluate a project and are likely to impose conditions such as putting out all construction and equipment contracts to competitive tender . |
13 | It seemed to take a long time to reach the end of the wall and I was about to turn right towards the door of the farm kitchen when from my left I heard the sudden rattle of a chain then a roaring creature launched itself at me , bayed once , mightily , into my face and was gone . |
14 | ‘ It 's just going to take a little time to put into operation . |