Example sentences of "a [adv] [adj] time indeed " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It has been a very rough time indeed . |
| 2 | ‘ They gave him a very rough time indeed . ’ |
| 3 | The subordinate status of professionals lasted a very long time indeed . |
| 4 | However , whenever they might have been emparked , it seems that the colour pattern had been established in Britain for a very long time indeed . |
| 5 | Thus it would seem that the ‘ dawn of civilisation ’ , so often quoted in a context suggesting that it represents a fairly finite occurrence taking a relatively short space of time , did , in all probability cover a very long time indeed , perhaps many thousands of years . |
| 6 | Fashion and make-up have been with us for a very long time indeed — there are make-up palettes surviving from ancient Egypt — and although men in certain times and cultures may devote a lot of effort to their appearance , it has remained chiefly a feminine domain . |
| 7 | Of course , that will take a very long time indeed . |
| 8 | Would it not be a good idea if the airlines , when checking in passengers in those countries from which large quantities of drugs come to this country , were to hand each passenger a paper in his or her own language clearly explaining that if they bring drugs into the United Kingdom they are likely to be caught and , if they are caught , they are likely to go away for a very long time indeed ? |
| 9 | THE PROBLEM WAS TRICKY : AT BEST IT was going to concentrate minds for a very long time indeed . |
| 10 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 11 | By fraction is meant a very short time indeed . |
| 12 | We are stowed away on Curve 's tour bus — for YOU , for death , for glory , for kicks — for a brace of early Rollercoaster rides , and , in a very short time indeed , we have become disfigured by the spirit of rock ‘ n ’ roll — which is n't I WILL , it is I KILL . |
| 13 | I do not feel able to postpone an order for possession for more than a very short time indeed . |
| 14 | From careful work on the snail faunas of the chalk sludge from one of these ( the Devil 's Kneading Trough in Kent ) Dr Michael Kerney showed that the erosion must have happened in a very short time indeed . |
| 15 | It took a very short time indeed , and with every step Jenna 's trembling lessened , although she refused to think about the last few moments in the barn with Alain . |