Example sentences of "do in [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Actually this was done in double-quick time but I can never forget the excitement and the terror of that night . |
2 | A new , precoded , form was completed for each new activity undertaken ; the research instrument therefore differed from the more conventional diary approach in which the work done in specific time periods is recorded ( Mintzberg , 1973 ; Stewart , 1988 ) . |
3 | For counsellors to know the limits of their competence is clearly important , and calling in specialist help is always something that should be done in good time . |
4 | He added : ‘ Even if it rained between now and October more heavily than it has ever done in recorded time there would still be rivers , such as the Ver in Hertfordshire , that would not get enough water to enable them to flow properly . |
5 | Egypt offers dazzling contrasts of desert and rich pastureland , architecture older even than the mud-built villages where life continues much as it did in Biblical times . |
6 | Leonard Aldous used the same tools and made the same type of harness as his predecessors did in medieval times . |