Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [adv] [prep] a time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She came back to the north with him after that and they lived together again for a time . |
| 2 | In this programme , Stanley , at the age of 88 , looks back fondly to a time when he was , unquestionably , Champion of the World . |
| 3 | The Falklands obliged Mrs Thatcher to behave more collectively for a time , as did the unexpectedly hostile reaction across the political spectrum to her handling of the trade-union issue at GCHQ , where policy-making by cabal truly backfired . |
| 4 | And , since the casualty list of the Westland Affair , there have been signs that the Thatcher Cabinet may function more collectively for a time at least . |
| 5 | She had played beautifully once upon a time , and even now , although she had been compelled to give it up almost entirely , it was a joy to listen to her . |
| 6 | ‘ He talked quite freely at a time when very few people did . |
| 7 | She 'd go again then for a time , perhaps three or four months . |
| 8 | It did quite well for a time . ’ |
| 9 | But was n't it a risk setting up alone at a time when you would n't be able to work continuously ? |