Example sentences of "in [adj] time [conj] it " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | P.S. A rainforest tree can be felled with a chainsaw in less time than it has taken you to read this letter . |
| 8 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It is usually possible to read subtitles in less time than it takes the characters to complete the exchange . |
| 12 | In less time than it takes to master the rules of Kabaddi , a steaming sandwich and a matching beer were pushed before me . |
| 13 | Ian can blast this cruise missile on wheels to 100mph in less time than it takes the average family car to reach 30mph . |
| 14 | 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 . |