Example sentences of "in [adj] time [conj] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You do n't have to put a cartridge in each time before you fire . ’ |
| 2 | What I , what er , I in fact , what , what I did notice in that time that I was there , was that er , when you talk about the old guard , the young people , anybody under forty er they were a little bit cynical about this communism lark and Lenin and the rest of it , they all went to say , they would all go to Lenin 's er statue and in effect have a blessing from Lenin , we went along with them on one occasion , very pleased to do it , but you you got the impression that the younger generation were already in 1982 and the people now that are out there with Yeltsin were shying away from communism , now the thing is this that Gorbachev came along in my opinion exactly at the right time and tried to move things a little our way a little way from the hardline , which obviously could n't be sustained . |
| 3 | A great deal has happened in that time and I have enjoyed every minute of it . |
| 4 | it 's erm , you shut up , no I went in , I 've never been in Weeks , to go in and have a look and everything , it was Hamish that was in that time and you can have a right laugh with him , he 's the one that came and sorted the hall and stairs |
| 5 | Clearly , these republics will apply for admission into the United Nations in due time and we shall define our views at that time . |
| 6 | We have been living in exciting times and it has needed a strong hand to keep order in the town , where all the disorderly elements tried to take advantage of the situation . |
| 7 | That is , it had a similar status to the Banbury lane in medieval times but it is one which it has kept and developed in response to changing circumstances , whereas the Banbury Lane has failed . |
| 8 | It was certainly used in medieval times but it is doubtful if it is prehistoric , even though traces of Bronze Age and Iron Age fields lie on either side of it . |
| 9 | It is certainly true that many of the by-roads in an area such as this may well have been used in Roman times though it is difficult to prove . |
| 10 | But in truth the need for this reform is so much greater in such times that it may provide the most appropriate occasion for it ’ ( Keynes , 1940 , p. 32 ) . |
| 11 | In my judgment natural justice requires that the prisoner be told what the judges have recommended , and anything the trial judge has said about relative culpability , in such time that he can make representations before the Home Secretary fixes the tariff period . |
| 12 | Not only will they see each other and converse in real time but they will be able to share and manipulate together the contents of their computer screens . |
| 13 | I do n't know of any league penalty regarding players not turning up and not letting their opponents know in good time that they will not be playing . |
| 14 | If you like the idea , and would be prepared to spend a couple of evenings helping to build it , please mention it to a committee member in good time and we will see what can be done . |
| 15 | Bragad was affable enough at the end — said that all things came to pass in good time if they were meant to . |
| 16 | Actually this was done in double-quick time but I can never forget the excitement and the terror of that night . |
| 17 | In the branch of the Banco dell'Annunziazione a girl , whose face was a mask of disappointment nobly borne and from whose carmined lips dangled a cigarette miraculously balancing a tube of ash , clattered calculations as she stood before an upright typewriter and , in less time than she had expected , Molly was in possession of a mound of hundred thousand lire notes . |
| 18 | Charlotte was counting the seconds until he should extricate himself , and he did it in less time than she had expected , and without even the pretence of sitting down with her . |
| 19 | At sunset the slabbish , orange peaks had appeared like ghosts out of the clouds and then , in less time than it took to wind on a camera , swirled away again . |
| 20 | P.S. A rainforest tree can be felled with a chainsaw in less time than it has taken you to read this letter . |
| 21 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |
| 22 | They can work at speed , and make several passes in less time than it would take to plough the same area with mould-board equipment . |
| 23 | The airport is 20 minutes from the middle of town and you are in your hotel in less time than it takes to get your luggage at Heathrow . |
| 24 | It is usually possible to read subtitles in less time than it takes the characters to complete the exchange . |
| 25 | In less time than it takes to master the rules of Kabaddi , a steaming sandwich and a matching beer were pushed before me . |
| 26 | Ian can blast this cruise missile on wheels to 100mph in less time than it takes the average family car to reach 30mph . |
| 27 | The pilots drew cards for their turn and , in less time than you would believe , crews were made up and never a complaint thereafter . |
| 28 | June 1941 was the second devastating German invasion of Russia in recent times and it was understandable that Moscow wished to create a buffer zone between itself and Germany . |
| 29 | The natural sciences have proved so enormously successful in modern times that they are now commonly regarded as the supremely useful and valid intellectual discipline , and as setting the standard to which all other kinds of enquiry must conform if they are to be taken seriously as dealing with truth and reality . |
| 30 | Brooke J. was not satisfied , however , as to the appropriateness of the relevant regulation of the Consolidated Regulations of the Inns of Court in modern times and he remitted the case to the Inn for reconsideration in the light of his judgment . |