Example sentences of "be [adv] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I sat on a committee chaired by Paul Fox , a big representative steering group for the Royal Television Society 's Biennial Cambridge Convention ( the only woman ) , which he had asked me to be on at that time . |
| 2 | She should be in at any time now . ’ |
| 3 | I , I have n't actually got to be in at any time except I did say I 'd be in at half nine . |
| 4 | Would I be away at any time , when was ill or needed his mummy ? |
| 5 | Father will be away for some time , and I 'm very worried . ’ |
| 6 | The empty refrigerator and the absence of perishable food like bread and milk suggested that Stavanger had left expecting to be away for some time , but that conflicted with the pyjamas under the pillow in the bedroom , and the razor in the bathroom . |
| 7 | By 1916 it had become obvious that the war was not likely to be over for some time and the government round that it was necessary to introduce military conscription in place of voluntary conscription , in order to ensure replacement of the thousands of soldiers being killed and wounded on the battlefields . |
| 8 | Still , I thought as I waited in thick over-coated ranks for the Germans to come and count us , it 'll all be over by this time tomorrow . |
| 9 | So , I mean what I would suggest is er I do n't know is John anticipated to be off for some time do you think ? |
| 10 | Forces that can be up to five times your body weight on each stride . |
| 11 | Weight for weight salmeterol may be up to 10 times more potent than salbutamol . |
| 12 | Salmeterol seems to be up to 10 times more potent weight for weight than salbutamol for effects on heart rate , plasma potassium , and tremor . |
| 13 | The filter further added to the exposure time which could be up to 80 times that of a normal plate . |
| 14 | The filter further added to the exposure time which could be up to 80 times that of a normal plate . |
| 15 | The distinctive ‘ rattle ’ at the end of the tail is formed from modified scales and increases in size by one rattle section every time the snake moults its skin , which may be up to four times a year . |
| 16 | The water charges will be up to four times higher than the existing figure of £57 . |
| 17 | Ti'Ko claim that this significantly increases graphics handling speeds which can be up to 18 times faster than the conventional 486 super VGA configuration . |
| 18 | However it can be up to 1000 times larger if the host is amorphous , or non crystalline . |
| 19 | Indeed , the concentration of HIV has been found to be up to 1000 times greater in symptomatic than asymptomatic patients . |
| 20 | He should n't be up at this time ! |
| 21 | ‘ Rourke is going to the Brooksby plant , and I 'll be out for some time , so I wondered if you could come over and help Becky out with the computer ? |
| 22 | I mean , they should n't be out at this time of year cos the you know , the |
| 23 | But they 're likely to be back at any time . |
| 24 | I 'd like to be back in that time again … |
| 25 | With the commitment the application and operating system developers are showing , DOS is going to be around for some time yet . |
| 26 | I think that with John Maynard-Smith around — and I hope he 'll be around for some time yet in the University of Sussex , and I hope the University of Sussex will be too |
| 27 | But a more likely way of achieving this basic necessity is to write something like " Only a person who knew that Aubrey St John was going to be here at this time could have killed him " . |
| 28 | Now , if you 're still interested , be here at this time tomorrow . |
| 29 | I opened it cautiously , only a crack , just in case it might not be my friend though I could think of no one else who would be here at this time of night . |
| 30 | just about to go in his room erm Will 's study you know he said , you know , bit late to go knocking on the window , this is the boys ' area er er you know , you should n't be here at this time of night , this is the boys ' area . |