Example sentences of "it [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 When you pull this out and it goes the next time start it turn it over , rewind it to the front .
2 The question is : can they get it to work a second time ?
3 It has a geography , often in three dimensions , and it has a fast-moving time dimension .
4 It has no full time consultants and now the G Ps are warning they may be forced to give up the hospital work because the Department of Health is planning to put them all on new contracts from next year .
5 A bird kept in captivity is fed all year round , so obviously it has an easier time than one in the wild which has to feed itself whatever the season , but it still has the hunting instinct .
6 The comparison can be taken further ; as with child abuse in the home , people either believe it happens the whole time or not at all .
7 I remember myself , one time we had we had two grand fields and it were They were almost ripe when it came an awful time of rain , and they were just a sort of flattened .
8 It seemed a good time to make my excuses and leave , and I did both . ’
9 It seemed a right time , a right moment to ask Shama another question which had been haunting me .
10 It seemed a long time since she had been out of her apartment , longer still since she had taken a walk .
11 It seemed a long time before the railway lines began to shake , and they heard the train coming .
12 It seemed a long time since she had stood there watching the boats and noticing how brief lack of caution led to trouble .
13 It seemed a long time since Dana 's phone call had brought Roman Wyatt into her life and she badly needed to be by herself to think about the turmoil he had caused in her ordered existence .
14 It seemed a long time before anyone answered and she felt rather stupid standing there with the bottles .
15 It seemed a long time since the small breakfast that was served in Spain , and in the end Felipe put a portion of each on her plate .
16 The part of her story about the pressure of Government cuts was true , and it seemed a long time since she 'd existed in a world that was n't penny-pinching .
17 It seemed a long time before footsteps came along the hall , the door was pushed wider and Guy appeared with an armful of logs .
18 It seemed a long time when I was a little girl , ’ added Mrs Teasdale .
19 But it seemed a long time .
20 The moon was full , the sky clear ; it seemed an ideal time for the manifestation of ghosts .
21 ‘ We are always busy here , and it seemed the right time to start planning for an extension , ’ she said .
22 There was something I did n't tell you at your father 's funeral because it seemed the wrong time , but two days after he died , I received a letter from him .
23 I think they 'd always sort of wanted to go and explore , yes , and it seemed the ideal time , the boys were just about school age , erm , sort of you could well .
24 It happened every single time and it is very upsetting indeed .
25 It happened a long time ago , my dear , when we were quite small , romping in the wood .
26 I did n't enjoy it when it happened the first time .
27 A series of lectures organized by the National Arts Collections Fund focusing on creating and preserving collections and will be held during the fair ; it marks the first time that the NACF has initiated a project at a trade fair .
28 It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to .
29 Once a nectary has been drained , it takes a little time to refill .
30 I imagine they walked in silence for some way after that ; putting a new idea into someone 's imagination , even if that imagination belongs to the cleverest young Fellow of the very grandest college , is like turning on the television — it takes a little time for the set to warm up .
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