Example sentences of "to a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Punjabi speaking volunteer was suggested to sit in , but this was not acceptable as the family did not want to commit themselves to a regular time for the volunteer to call . |
| 2 | HE was 25 and going nowhere except to a good time . |
| 3 | • After a flight to a new time zone our life-style can become muddled . |
| 4 | A chases B. When B is caught , s/he freezes , eyes closed , counts to 5 , then chases A. The game continues for as long as you want — or to a pre-set time limit , or when somebody is caught three times , for example . |
| 5 | Put as simply as possible the hypothesis is : — From the start of life up to a certain time which is designated the Dawn of Civilisation , ‘ goodness ’ was being created from one source only , that source being the endless stream of infinitely small but favourable evolutionary changes or events , producing an infinite number of minute units of what , by virtue of its favourable nature , has been termed ‘ goodness ’ , the outcome of each favourable event being regarded as one unit . |
| 6 | ‘ It belongs to a certain time , but it 's been highly praised . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ You 're too young to belong to a certain time yourself , ’ says Lady De Marr . |
| 8 | That maybe they get to a certain time when they 're going to be out of touch ? |
| 9 | Well w we did n't have to do , do anything that way because we were allowed our freedom up to a certain time and that was it . |
| 10 | Urging national governments to develop further the structure of the planned political union , as an essential concomitant to successful economic and monetary union , the Bundesbank said that the fulfilment of entry criteria and conditions of economic convergence between EC countries should not be linked to a specific time frame ( as provided for in the treaty ) . |
| 11 | ‘ For instance , the man who , up to a short time ago , was chosen to select films from the West for showing in Slovakia , and to attend festivals like Cannes and Venice , was a butcher by trade . |
| 12 | Too much packed in to a short time . |
| 13 | IAN LUCAS has recently moved from working as a freelance journalist for PFK to a full time position on our sister title Fishkeeping Answers . |
| 14 | It is useful for would-be choreographers to study the historical development of classical style so that they may stage a ballet in a traditional way when it has a story firmly linked to a particular time and place . |
| 15 | These two institutions have a history , and they are therefore specific to a particular time and type of society and , as time passes and society goes on changing , as it always has , these institutions will change . |
| 16 | The timing of training sessions was investigated in some depth and the importance of fitting the training to a particular time of year and to a particular size of training package at specific times of day was revealed . |
| 17 | These are all , in effect , tests of manners , not morals , since propriety is a measure of the appropriateness of public behaviour to a particular time or place . |
| 18 | But that offence is one against propriety , against what a community may find appropriate to a particular time or place . |
| 19 | One significant difference is when an ‘ illness ’ has a starting date , or when the decline in energy or function can be pinpointed to a particular time . |
| 20 | We recommend that future project initiatives of this kind should give much more thought to the structures and procedures , both within project schools and at the level of overall planning and coordination which are required to ensure that initiatives are not confined to a particular time period or grant , and that the inservice implications of good practice resulting from the project are capitalised upon . |
| 21 | There is no necessary link between tense and time ; it is likely in this instance that the use of the present tense is not restricted to a particular time ( which is the time of the utterance ) but refers rather to a " general " present . |
| 22 | ‘ Lifetime ’ partners do not refer to a finite time period but to partners since first sexual intercourse ‘ so far ’ ; this may be the most inaccurate measure because of difficulties of recall , whereas discrepancies over shorter time intervals are much smaller . |
| 23 | That is , there was evidence of some compensation , partly due to a shorter time to the onset of REM sleep . |
| 24 | This does erupt , but not to a defined time schedule . |
| 25 | Do n't stick to a single time each day but try to vary it to see if the time of day makes a difference for you . |
| 26 | ( Hereford cattle entries have slumped to an all time low of just fifty nine here at the show.The ancient local breed has been hit by competition from Continental cattle.But now the Hereford farmers are fighting back with a scheme to boost beef sales.Richard Barnett reports : ) |
| 27 | They should be sure therefore that any outside contractor can offer high quality , safe work at a sensible price , to an agreed time schedule and with a willingness to return should any of that work prove to be unsatisfactory . |
| 28 | How often a sudden aroma can take us back to an earlier time in our lives and cause us to feel happy or sad depending on the memories aroused . |
| 29 | In the course of treating Mrs Tighe , Bernstein used hypnotic suggestion and then regression , intending to take her back to an earlier time in her current life . |
| 30 | But we passed again , later , and the hands had n't moved to an earlier time . |