Example sentences of "up [adv] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dramatic as imprinting is as a form of learning , it suffered from my point of view from the problem that for a bird to become imprinted requires exposing it to the stimulus , the flashing light or whatever , for a couple of hours ; memory builds up slowly over that time , and so the cellular changes that are going on during the period inevitably intermingle the effects of learning and of visual stimulation with those of memory formation . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , they have been cooped up here for some time , ’ Ana pointed out . |
| 3 | Seemed like animal farm up here at one time , did n't it ? |
| 4 | It may not have been sensible to climb alone up here at this time in these conditions , but it was little enough , and that straightforward . |
| 5 | Yes , I was up there at that time . |
| 6 | But certainly by the end of the 17th century there was a huge concert up there at this time of the morning going on for an hour . |
| 7 | It was not recorded before the year 1610 , and there have been suggestions that it brightened up abruptly at that time , though personally I am sceptical ; it would be a strange coincidence if the Nebula burst into prominence at just the time when mankind invented the telescope ! |
| 8 | It is always worth watching Eta Carinæ ; its true nature is uncertain , but there is no reason why it should not flare up again at any time . |