Example sentences of "a [adj] [adj] [noun sg] time " in BNC.

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1 A prolonged colonic transit time may be expected to result in increased bacterial metabolism of bile acids , and the observation that an increased proportion of secondary bile acids was strongly correlated with a prolonged bowel transit time is therefore of interest .
2 What a strange void-like thing time can sometimes be .
3 Alton Cycling Club promoted a two-man 20-mile team time trial on the local bypass course on behalf of the Border Cycling Association last Sunday .
4 The 1437 timer can be set to cover either 24-hour or 7-day periods , and incorporates a back-lit liquid crystal time display , push-button programming , and battery-powered memory protection .
5 There was considerable variation in the tolerance to the procedure with one patient able to accept a 52 minute rotation time .
6 Now modern research clearly indicates that a good speedy transit time and daily effortless evacuation of soft stool is indeed a vital protective factor in maintaining our health .
7 A recent study , however , showed an association between diets high in refined sugar and prolonged mouth-to-anus transit time ( radioopaque markers ) , despite a reduced mouth-to-caecum transit time ( H 2 breath test ) .
8 The Company then provided a service from West Croydon to Mitcham ( Fair Green ) , with a car every nine minutes and a twenty minute journey time , normally using the bogie cars .
9 At the start of each school day there is a twenty minute tutorial time , during which personal , social and moral values are discussed within the tutor group . ’
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