Example sentences of "in [adj] time [conj] [pron] " 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 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Bragad was affable enough at the end — said that all things came to pass in good time if they were meant to . |
| 11 | Actually this was done in double-quick time but I can never forget the excitement and the terror of that night . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | P.S. A rainforest tree can be felled with a chainsaw in less time than it has taken you to read this letter . |
| 16 | The business of the audition is squeezed into all this in less time than it takes to shake a leg . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | It is usually possible to read subtitles in less time than it takes the characters to complete the exchange . |
| 20 | In less time than it takes to master the rules of Kabaddi , a steaming sandwich and a matching beer were pushed before me . |
| 21 | Ian can blast this cruise missile on wheels to 100mph in less time than it takes the average family car to reach 30mph . |
| 22 | Emmie thought she could probably go to sleep in less time than anyone else in the world . |
| 23 | The pilots drew cards for their turn and , in less time than you would believe , crews were made up and never a complaint thereafter . |
| 24 | Did I , but you you you brought it up last meeting , that that that erm people were going as supposed to be coming back with good ideas as to how to cope with interviews in other rooms , but we said in last time that we were going to have a personal round bill . |