Example sentences of "in [adv] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The book has come out in remarkably quick time , a great tribute to Ian Robertson , the editor , who must have beavered away ferociously . |
| 2 | ‘ It would be extremely sad to see this railway go to the wall , after so many volunteers have put in so much time and money to keep steam travel alive in Hampshire . ’ |
| 3 | To misquote Sir Winston Churchill : ‘ Never in the field of human conflict did the votes of so many influence the outcome of so few in so much time . ’ |
| 4 | The implementation of such a large energy programme in so little time posed many financial and industrial problems , and also problems of siting and public acceptance . |
| 5 | So much has taken place in so little time , it is hard for us to really grasp the rapid pace of development . |
| 6 | In hardly any time at all there was a satisfying crackling and an aromatic smell of burning wood as flames began to lick up the logs . |
| 7 | Also dark green ( ca n't remember pale green , 'cept imitations ) , black , light blue and later , in early '71 time , harsh bright colours appeared but did n't catch on widely . |
| 8 | Several layers of old paint on an exterior door were removed in substantially less time than with a set-speed budget rival . |
| 9 | Anyone doing market research wants to find out as much information as possible in as little time as possible . |
| 10 | ‘ You 're in deep this time , my friend , are n't you ? ’ |
| 11 | They reached the gate in even quicker time than they 'd left it . |
| 12 | Remember , though , that this often means that you 'll make bigger and better mistakes in even shorter time . |
| 13 | Mid-June finds you thinking of changing your place of residence and by July you 're going to be happier than you have been in quite some time ! |
| 14 | But today Gloria blundered out through the swing doors when she 'd hardly been in there any time at all and looked like she was groping along in her sleep . |
| 15 | When I was er , you know this Saturday morning work and weekend you know this weekend , but not Saturday morning this weekend work and holiday work at a tailors in Runcorn , the manager of that shop , gentleman 's outfitters right , the manager of that shop , there 's two other men worked in there full time and myself at holidays and weekends or if they were on holiday you 'd have to work , you know , the erm to cover one of those and he , the manager was brought up , he 's , brought up , his training was in Liverpool , in tailors where they , a man would produce a suit for somebody |
| 16 | Delhi may have been a relatively unsophisticated frontier town , a vast barracks-metropolis built to defend Islam 's boundary with the Mongols and Hindus , but it was still very much a land of opportunity : an ambitious Muslim could achieve great wealth and prominence there in very little time . |
| 17 | If you are up so bright and early we will be able to set off in very good time . ’ |
| 18 | Toby appeared at my elbow in very quick time — nobody was more expert than him at getting served quickly in a crowded bar — with an extra-large glass of Scotch and a mineral water for me , my habitual drink when I was working . |
| 19 | And you can , you can have that thing looking very very difficult , very , in very short time . |
| 20 | We are all familiar with quantative overload ( too much to do in too little time ) , but for those involved in credit there is also the stress caused by having to cope with an environment where , very often , the credit function is not understood and usually underfunded . |