Example sentences of "time for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , if the right hemisphere can not perform the task at all but has to send the probe stimulus to the left hemisphere for a comparison with memory items then the relative disadvantage in reaction time for the right hemisphere should be constant regardless of the size of the memory set . |
| 2 | Surely it is time for the present Home Secretary — who started all this in Cabinet , along with the right hon. Member for Cirencester and Tewkesbury ( Mr. Ridley ) — to apologise . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'd feel sorry for you , but I 'm afraid I do n't have much time for the poor little rich girl syndrome . |
| 4 | But he wo n't take anyone on full time for the simple fact that just takes one guy off the dole and and makes his life good . |
| 5 | Time for the famous Tailpiece competition . |
| 6 | Come to think of it , if the bus had started out from NZ at the start of last season , it could just about have delivered everyone to Southampton in time for the famous Away Win . |
| 7 | It is a matter of deep regret that the Department of Social Security failed to provide copies of the instruments in time for the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments to consider them and report to the House . |
| 8 | The film was responsible at the time for the tremendous popularity of the bar and , whenever Yates or Dustin went into it , they were sent over a bottle of champagne by the management . |
| 9 | There they will have seen the steepest acceleration graph we have ever plotted , with it 0–100mph time of only 14secs and an elapsed time for the standing quarter-mile of 13.9secs . ’ |
| 10 | The Smiths , though , have little time for the live and let live view . |
| 11 | And then , bang , crash , oh dear , it was time for the regional franchises to be renewed . |
| 12 | He has no time for the factory-made products of China , Pakistan or Morocco . |
| 13 | The eighteenth century was a fairly settled time for the small English house , and saw the birth of the professional architect and the introduction of pattern books . |
| 14 | With little time for the dreamy guitar soundscapes of ‘ the competition ’ , Alex is pessimistic about the current state of independence . |
| 15 | Even with the drama of Munich and the prospect of war it seemed as though Alec Reid had not found time for the outside world . |
| 16 | This is because its chronicity can be achieved only by delivering a massive insult or repeated dosing so that it takes a long time for the acute ulcer to heal and often leads to the death of the animal in the acute phase . |
| 17 | Apparently it has been similar to the crew of a huge tanker somewhere on the high seas sailing hither and tither no doubt , for four long years after setting out , and returning just in time for the recent elections . |
| 18 | Of course it takes time for the increased number of women on the list to work through into actual appointments , but one of the purposes behind the Prime Minister 's initiative was to see that they did work through into actual appointments . |
| 19 | He has in addition little time for the critical utopianism of Habermas . |
| 20 | And , further wishing to appear brisk and fresh , as if she had simply alighted at the manor gates from her carriage , she allowed herself plenty of time for the familiar trudge down the cobbled hill of St Jude 's Street to the flat plain of St Jude 's Square and Market Square in the valley below and then up the other side , past the brewery and the iron foundry , through the maze of brewers ' and iron-workers ' cottages , to the manor , the skyline beyond it dominated by the squat , square bulk and the huge , foully belching chimney-stack of Dallam 's mill . |
| 21 | It is a pity they did not emerge from their hiding place in time for the 40-year anniversary reunions of the 49/50/51 groups , but they are partially relevant to the ‘ 52s next year . |
| 22 | He detested the commercial world and , although he was much the same age as the Prince , had no time for the young . |
| 23 | The Eighties were not a particularly good time for the young . |
| 24 | IT 'S showdown time for the young bowlers of the NIBA and the PGL . |
| 25 | One impatient customer , David Pollard , has taken things into his own hands and is rushing out his own edition in time for the general election . |
| 26 | The time for the general election was approaching . |
| 27 | Worse than that from the Government 's point of view , I do not think that he will arrive in time for the general election . |
| 28 | If this were ever done , then unless some other constituency took him on board in time for the general election , or perhaps unless he stood and won in his constituency as some kind of independent Labour candidate with at least PLP support , then , on the declaration of the result in his constituency , he would lose any right to remain Prime Minister . |
| 29 | Half an hour is the minimum for each side ; so if the moot starts at 8.30 p.m. , and if three judges each take ten minutes to give judgment , it is 10 p.m. even if not a minute has been lost — and this does not allow time for the presiding judge to invite the audience to comment before judgment is given . |
| 30 | I remember sitting in a hotel in Lymm thinking that I could n't really spare the time for the Managing Quality course but I 'd run out of excuses ! |