Example sentences of "time in [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again she was plied with whisky , but this time in hot water and sweetened with brown sugar ; she was then led to the sitting-room couch that had been made up as a bed for her . |
| 2 | Pérez on June 13 appointed a military figure as Foreign Minister , for the first time in 34 years of democratic rule , in what was seen as a gesture to the armed forces , where discontent was still high in the aftermath of the abortive military coup of Feb. 4 [ see pp. 38759-60 ] . |
| 3 | CLIVE ALLEN scored twice , but Trevor Morley was sent off as European football last night returned to Upton Park for the first time in 11 years . |
| 4 | For the first time in 11 years you can get nearly two dollars for every £ because the American dollar is so weak . |
| 5 | I am delighted to have heard anything worthwhile by Schillings , whose music I have known for some time in piano-vocal scores but have not encountered in performance . |
| 6 | The first component of tE is the journey time in flat space–time ; hence the excess time taken is . |
| 7 | It causes ‘ thrush ’ , which is an infection of mucous membranes occurring from time to time in young children , characterized by white patches developing in the mouth . |
| 8 | A week can be an awfully long time in political journalism . |
| 9 | DEC said that for the first time in six quarters it generated positive cash flow from operations and investments , even with restructuring activities . |
| 10 | The Central Statistical Office said outstanding credit in February rose for the first time in six months . |
| 11 | This was the third time in six months that the federal government had intervened in state politics to redress alleged fraud . |
| 12 | ‘ I thought I might have to sell my ticket , ’ added Birch , who returned to action yesterday for the first time in six months . |
| 13 | Willie Falconer will start a League game for the first time in six months , and teenager Alan Moore could make his debut . |
| 14 | YORK Minster 's bells rang out over the city for the first time in six months at the weekend their longest break since the Second World War . |
| 15 | JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot . |
| 16 | In one area houses were flooded for the second time in six weeks , and residents are demanding the council take action to provide adequate drainage . |
| 17 | The area was quiet for the first time in six days ’ ( Knopf , 1975:257 ) . |
| 18 | If they were included he would surely return to No.1 for the first time in six years . |
| 19 | The assault on Panama marks the second time in six years that the US has employed its military forces against a country in the hemisphere . |
| 20 | I thought things had changed in Sweden when I was able to use the same team in successive games for the first time in six years . |
| 21 | Certainly it is welcome news to report that oral examination entry levels rose by 33 per cent with FLIC overtaking its sister examination , Spoken English for Industry and Commerce ( SEFIC ) , for the first time in six years . |
| 22 | As unemployment climbed above three million for the first time in six years , the latest figures showed our region has been hard hit by the recession . |
| 23 | PETER Shreeves was sacked by Spurs for the second time in six years yesterday . |
| 24 | The new organisation is concerned by the increase in 1992 for the first time in six years of fur imports to £22 million , the equivalent of two million animals , and a renewed popularity in fur clothing or trimmings . |
| 25 | The pair were meeting in the final for the fifth time in six years with honours even up to yesterday . |
| 26 | It had been feared it would break through the three million barrier for the first time in six years . |
| 27 | Nobody had spoken of this new responsible attitude , because to do so would be to admit that his behaviour had previously left something to be desired , and my mother had spent too much time in implicit denial of this to waste it all now . |
| 28 | The base rate rise is also certain to hit sales of new cars , which fell in September for the first time in 18 months , according to new figures released yesterday . |
| 29 | Since July profits have picked up slightly for the first time in 18 months . |
| 30 | His continued absence increases speculation that Arsenal 's David Seaman will step out of his shadow for the first time in 18 months against the Poles next week . |