Example sentences of "being [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1962 Bedford singledecker is being resprayed in time for the rally . |
| 2 | She feels that a period in research should be an asset to a nurse 's cv , rather than being regarded as time off from ‘ real ’ nursing . |
| 3 | They seemed to be able to move through the red death without being frozen in time . |
| 4 | That is why I am delighted that the Sizewell B project is being built on time and within cost . |
| 5 | Figure 3.10 Sounds are shown visually by sonograms , which illustrate the frequencies of sounds being made through time . |
| 6 | The client 's quantity surveyor may co-operate , particularly where the relationship with the contractor is well established , either by accepting receipts one month in arrears , subject to the payment being made on time , or by a telephone enquiry to the nominated sub-contractors concerned to obtain verbal confirmation that payment has been made . |
| 7 | Being pushed for time , it can be tempting for midwives to go for a shortcut solution — one that does n't involve sitting with a mum for an hour or more , as often as necessary , supporting her , encouraging her and increasing her confidence . |
| 8 | The road network in Northern France is also being upgraded in time for 1993 following the announcement of a major investment plan by the national government on January 22 1986 . |
| 9 | ( b ) Mugdock Castle A 14th century ruin ( being restored at time of writing ) previously belonging to the Earl of Lennox , David De Grahame and the Montrose family . |
| 10 | A central theme in the nineteenth and early twentieth century legacy of sociological theory ( and one closely linked to Giddens 's argument that social life is being stretched over time and space ) was that society was changing from one based on a small-scale and close-knit community of primary relationships based on blood , kinship and close association . |
| 11 | My officials are , with others , exploring these matters but there is no possibility of these deliberations being concluded in time to meet the EC 's deadline of July 1993 for member states to submit their agri-environmental proposals under Regulation 2078/92 . |
| 12 | The reversal need not be great : as Appendix III puts it , some people 's budgets are ‘ in a delicate balance … . and even a minor fluctuation ( eg. a new child benefit book not being issued on time , the late arrival of a supplementary benefit giro cheque , a child needing a new pair of shoes ) can tip the scales against them . ’ |
| 13 | The rebate is usually conditional on your accounts being paid on time and a certain sales value being exceeded . |
| 14 | I extend a standing invitation to any firm that is not being paid on time by any of the country 's 100 largest companies or Government Departments to allow me to take up its case individually . |
| 15 | The government argued that this was due to loans from foreign aid donors not being paid on time and appealed for a waiver of the test . |