Example sentences of "[art] [adj] length [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here again the list of names is selective , probably abbreviating the total length of time involved . |
| 2 | The total length of time over which a product may decline depends on a variety of factors , such as its relevance to basic needs , its adaptability in the light of economic trends and whether it is the focus of short-term fads or of longer-lasting fashions . |
| 3 | ‘ Is that the normal length of time he goes for ? ’ |
| 4 | The announcement about dinner being served , Henry observed with approval , had come at just the right length of time after the sherry had been drunk . |
| 5 | Erm and the simple reason he says the the historical length of time taken by females we need more public facilities . |
| 6 | The actual length of time one is asleep before this level is reached varies from person to person . |
| 7 | Meanwhile , the average length of time patients spend in hospital was continually being shortened and staff dealt with more people in acute stages of mental illness . |
| 8 | The average length of time in this accommodation was 10 months . |
| 9 | The life sentence is indeterminate and although the average length of time served is just over ten years , many men stay in prison for much longer periods . |
| 10 | But at all events , it must be concluded that , assuming an entry age of 14 in most cases , the average length of time in the trade for those who married was ten or eleven years , while for those who did not it was very much longer . |
| 11 | If there 's a continual turnover of material we can actually calculate its residence time , that is the average length of time a particular molecule of substance X spends in the ocean . |
| 12 | Between 1976 and 1996 the average length of time spent in custody by male prisoners awaiting trial more than doubled , from 27 days in 1976 to 57 days by 1996 , before falling to 53 days in 1999 . |
| 13 | The situation differs around the country and the average length of time between committal and trial varies from 7.9 weeks on the Wales and Chester circuit to 17.4 weeks in London . |
| 14 | The first is the average length of time between first receipt of an application and a visit . |
| 15 | A sticker is earned for initially sitting on the lavatory for the required length of time . |
| 16 | The real length of time will depend on the size and ripeness of the fruit . |
| 17 | There may be a tendency for courts to err on the side of caution , and for orders to be made for the full length of time , but the recent judgement by the High Court in relation to an appeal in North Yorkshire may encourage the courts to exercise discretion with greater confidence , and take advice from the GAL . |
| 18 | If the casual worker can not make himself available for the full length of time requested , he is unlikely to be offered the assignment , although exceptions will be made if the organisation is facing a tight labour market and can only cover its manpower requirements by bringing in " part-timers " . |
| 19 | Interest rates are dependent on the agreed length of time as well as the size of the deposit . |
| 20 | The second cause for concern is the sheer length of time for which the parties seem to continue . |
| 21 | The sheer length of time spent in the field ensured that this , too , lost its novelty . |
| 22 | You can get free dental treatment for the same length of time . |
| 23 | In the first study we were able to show that clients treated in either mode were significantly less depressed at the end of treatment than those held on a waiting list for the same length of time ( Scott and Stradling , 1990 ) , and that this reduction in symptoms was maintained for up to 12 months post treatment — see Figure 3 . |
| 24 | Comparison with teaching in a traditional classroom course of the same length of time led to the use of CAI for all the SCORPIO training . |
| 25 | It is usually noticeable that when a masochist has for years felt hard done by , often over-controlled by their partner , and then for some reason the tables are turned , he or she metes out punishment as if this has to go on for the same length of time that the masochist 's suffering was endured . |
| 26 | The question to be addressed by an industrial tribunal in a particular case is whether a man would have been dismissed by the employer if , in the same circumstances , he would have been absent for the same length of time for medical reasons . |
| 27 | The Commission has been in existence for the same length of time as the Fair Employment Agency , since 1976 . |
| 28 | So , he 's only had the same length of time doing this as you have so , by the end of the afternoon you ought to be in the position to print out a really neat final version of of of the letter . |
| 29 | The abrupt cut can be softened by a lap dissolve , originally done by gradually closing down the iris on the lens ( a fade-out ) , winding back the film and then opening up the iris for the same length of time and film ( a fade-in ) . |
| 30 | Imagine that you have been studying for 20 years for a qualification that will change your life , or waiting the same length of time to hear about a job you have applied for , the only job you have ever really wanted . |