Example sentences of "be [adv] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pope did not send him a pallium until June 634 and , given the long-standing papal concern with the well-being of the church of Canterbury , a three-year interval between Honorius ' appointment and the sending of a pallium would seem to be rather a long time . |
| 2 | It will , I suspect , be rather a long time before historians adopt SGML-authoring software as their own . |
| 3 | However , I 'm sure that it will be only a short time before the imaginative gentleman of this funeral business ( or after-care service , as it apparently now likes to be called ) will overcome these problems that in any case may be outweighed by one great advantage to which he points with pride : namely , that it is above all discreet , in that the girlfriend of the departed may view at any time , giving any name , and the wife and family will be none the wiser ! |
| 4 | If they were to become a matter of routine , it would be only a short time before the public , understandably , viewed the process with suspicion and mistrust . |
| 5 | If they were to become a matter of routine , it would be only a short time before the public , understandably , viewed the process with suspicion and mistrust . |
| 6 | She did not confirm for them that she had been meeting an escaped prisoner and she did not explain the significance of the print-out , but they clearly knew the first and it would be only a short time before they worked out the second . |
| 7 | And maybe , she thought , if I 'm lucky he 'll be away a long time and I 'll meet an interesting man . |
| 8 | Erm , a bit on the recommendations one they 're seeking approval er that erm the er tenders from are left from March nineteen ninety four to March nineteen ninety eight which seems to me to be quite a long time to let that go if we 're all a little bit concerned about what 's going on . |