Example sentences of "are [adv] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The first two are better known as Times and Helvetica … |
| 2 | If you are being honest with yourself and with her and you really are terribly pressed for time , you will never be short of concrete reasons to give , and she will find these much more acceptable and less hurtful than vague excuses , provided , of course , that your overall treatment of her is one of care and not neglect . |
| 3 | They are actions which appear irrelevant to the circumstances , and are generally performed at times of motivational conflict . |
| 4 | People are already querying from time to time the de decision judges make . |
| 5 | Up to £500 for additional travel and hotel expenses for one person to collect your vehicle if the repairs are not completed in time for your return home . |
| 6 | These are not calculated on time , but on daily placings . |
| 7 | Any special conditions added by the retailer , eg ‘ If the goods are not delivered on time the order will be cancelled . ’ |
| 8 | The company can pick up penalties is the ships are not loaded on time . |
| 9 | Special cards are always appreciated at times like these — my grandmother says that cards are her favourite part of the proceedings . |
| 10 | Quite soon the loads on aircraft got too big for this method ( though shot-bags are still used from time to time for certain simple tests ) and nowadays the loads are applied by means of hydraulic jacks operating through very elaborate multiple lever or ‘ family tree ’ systems ; each of the hundreds of branches ends in a mechanical attachment to the wing surface . |
| 11 | Large species with long incubation and growth periods , for example swans and geese , are particularly pressed for time . |
| 12 | However , in the main , fares allowances covering the difference in travel costs are paid in full for a short period — generally up to one or two years and are then reduced over time . |
| 13 | When Johnson enquired the cause of the difference , Sir Alexander claimed that there was ‘ more occasion for them in war ’ , but Professor Thomas Gordon ( no relation , Boswell ? ) said , ‘ Because the Germans , who are our great rivals in the manufacture of stockings , are otherwise employed in time of war . ’ |
| 14 | Predictably , as Table 3.4 confirms , their liabilities are overwhelmingly in foreign currency and are heavily weighted towards time deposits . |