Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] [prep] a time " in BNC.

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1 Moreover , if the tables are to be turned , the USSR will do so at a time of her choosing , rather than wait for the hour of maximum danger to herself .
2 Clinical manager Janet Powell said : ‘ We have tried to make our service as accessible as possible so that anyone who needs to see us , whether about themselves , a relative or friend , can do so at a time convenient to them , ’ she said .
3 And do n't look forward to a time when you can tell somebody all about it .
4 If the new system does offer real advantages then peer-group pressure might take over after a time and accelerate the change-over .
5 In order to defuse this rivalry , Dycarbas resolves that both sons should leave home for a time .
6 ‘ I dare say the novelty must wear off after a time . ’
7 It can travel back to a time 200 million years ago , long before human beings existed .
8 That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time .
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