Example sentences of "and [adj] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the locks were ready long before the canal which serves them , and were literally high and dry for a time . |
| 2 | Cambridge were left high and dry for a time this afternoon as Oxford followed in the footsteps of many a champion boxer and left the opposition waiting at the official weigh-in . |
| 3 | Brownie and Lola were young and defiant at a time when those who went their own way were considered to be delinquent . |
| 4 | The heavily studded oak banister curved down into the darkness of the hall from which the tick of the grandfather clock sounded as unnaturally loud and ominous as a time bomb . |
| 5 | They are particularly important — and problematic at a time when government policy seems to be introducing a serious tension into the local administration of the education service . |
| 6 | What you want is to find yourself slim and attractive after a time on an easy , satisfying diet . |