Example sentences of "and in [art] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | That brought Nottingham within range and in no time they produced a broadside which knocked Northampton sideways . |
2 | Formalities did not take long , and in no time they were riding upwards in the lift and then walking along a corridor to the door of Ven 's suite . |
3 | He heads north , and in no time we 're outside Denice 's impressive town house in St John 's Wood . |
4 | ‘ And my mother 's on my side , and will talk my uncle round to her way of thinking , and in no time I shall be betrothed to Isabel . |
5 | Then asked the name of her hotel , and in no time he was pulling up outside it , and Fabia knew that one of the most pleasant interludes of her life except for the ‘ alternator ’ trauma that went with it — was over . |
6 | One of the guerrillas invites him to drink wine , and in no time he is completely drunk , and has told them that some lorries loaded with ammunition are coming up the road , to help in the campaign to wipe out the guerrillas . |
7 | ‘ The number of times we 've made it up with her after falling out because of her trouble making , and in no time she 's been at it again . |
8 | Anyhow , ’ he continued in his usual exuberant fashion , ‘ we were standing right outside Oliphants ’ Café , so I suggested coffee , and in no time she was telling me how she now lived in London , and had a flat there , and … ’ |
9 | He just had time for a quick coffee ( it was now or never ) , and in the time I took to refill the kettle and put coffee into two clean mugs , I 'd told him . |
10 | And in the time it 's taken you to read this , it 's sold out . |