Example sentences of "to [be] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But all in all , it seems likely to be a long time before we reach that ‘ Utopian world of RDS ’ for all listeners in cars , at home or on foot ! |
| 2 | It was to be a long time before any disciples appeared to revitalize the game , and even after Busby , Shankly , Clough and others the cry still goes up ( not always reasonably ) that football is too negative . |
| 3 | The idea was to move away from an elitist and centralist view of things , yet it was to be a long time before such changes were implemented in the Government 's media , and it might well be argued that they have not progressed very far to this day . |
| 4 | As his biographer has pointed out it was to be a long time ‘ before he had an equal in the study of archaeology on a scientific basis or as an illustrator of archaeological relics ’ ( Jessup 1975 , p. 109 ) . |
| 5 | It was to be a long time before I slotted this experience into others to make sense of it all . |
| 6 | And it 's going to be a long time before it 's going to be possible , so therefore we still have to use animals , I see no way round it . |
| 7 | " It 's going to be a long time before we get another chance , though , is n't it though ? " |
| 8 | They were described as mere preparations for an Iranian final offensive , though this much-heralded event was to be a long time coming . |
| 9 | Because peasants had to pay back the sums of money which the government advanced on their behalf at 6 per cent interest over forty-nine years , it was to be a long time before their freedom was complete . |
| 10 | Although … well , it does look as though it 's going to be a long time before they can leave hospital , ’ she added sorrowfully . |
| 11 | Oh it , it was n't there seemed to be a long time you know before they turned one out to make , because it was a very long process rebuilding an aircraft , es especially as the situation was at Walsall . |
| 12 | I think that it 's a very long term thing and until the attitudes of both men and women and boys and girls at schools who come up here change , and that 's going to be a long time |
| 13 | ‘ If this is what we are capable of , it 's going to be a worrying time . |
| 14 | six o'clock seems to be a nice time , Scottish Homes said they would lay on coffee and |
| 15 | Now would seem to be a good time to buy PCs , but there could well be a certain amount of hassle before your new wonder computer is up and running properly . |
| 16 | This proved to be a frustrating time for the ‘ Whads ’ , as , although fellow League clubs were losing players left , right and centre-half to the war effort , Athletico had no one fit to fight . |
| 17 | But since then , there has never seemed to be a right time . |
| 18 | They never showed any sign of having doubts that I was going to give the total commitment required to be a full time board member . |
| 19 | No , D'Arcy decided , it was going to be a difficult time for her . |
| 20 | It proved to be a formative time . |
| 21 | June is an excellent month for marriage , Sagittarius , and if your wedding is this month it 's going to be a happy time for you both ! |
| 22 | We 'd been married ten years , that 's always supposed to be a bad time . |