Example sentences of "[verb] to [be] [verb] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such experiences would need to be repeated many times before there was a lasting effect , but this , of course is irrelevant in the context of the immensity of evolutionary time . |
| 2 | On that day the three surviving entrants in a technical contest sponsored by America 's Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) decided to form a ‘ grand alliance ’ to offer a single HDTV system , which is expected to be perfected some time next year . |
| 3 | It 's early morning on the Forest Vale industrial estate in Cinderford , and company boss Roger Sanderson starts work outside his plastic mouldings factory.But while other businessmen are checking their ansaphones and fax machines , he 's faced with swilling down sheep droppings left by the flocks that roam the estate.It 's a task that has to be repeated several times a day , and Mr Sanderson has had enough. : |
| 4 | Her mother seemed to be coping this time , and they sincerely hoped she would n't go back , but she did . |
| 5 | ‘ However , I 'm afraid we 're not going to be given much time off until we 've sent the Huns back to Germany where they belong , with their tails between their legs . ’ |
| 6 | Since then , there have been about half a dozen glitzy launches — featuring among others , the Home Secretary grinning into the television cameras , telling us that something was going to be done some time . |
| 7 | VBS used to give Output Manager away with their somewhat quirky VB No5 program but now seem to be spending more time developing the Output Manager rather than No5 ! |
| 8 | I would think that 's out because it would destroy the value of the house er that , that has got to be sold some time . |
| 9 | Probably yes , but no one can be certain of safety in this context ; the field is too new , and since treatment may have to be repeated many times , even an unlikely event may eventually happen . |
| 10 | Figure 2.3 illustrates a production flow in the TV industry with just three stages , but these would have to be extended many times to include all the firms involved . |
| 11 | In R&D projects this is not the case and a job may have to be done several times before the outcome is acceptable . |
| 12 | In R&D projects this is not the case and a job may have to be done several times before the outcome is acceptable . |
| 13 | In another measure , the Government extended the Landlord and Tenant Act protection to the licensed trade but they would not bring it in immediately — it had to be implemented some time in the future . |
| 14 | Even for somebody who spoke French it was a mouthful , and it was tedious because it had to be repeated each time one spoke to a Corporal or Sergeant . |
| 15 | Loyalty had to be reaffirmed each time it was required ; it could not be assumed merely by reason of inhabiting a particular locality . |
| 16 | A sign book , The language of the Silent World , became a best seller and had to be reprinted several times before demand was satisfied . |
| 17 | That some formality may continue to be required for certain controversial treatments should not be allowed to complicate the much more commonplace decisions that have to be made many times every day in acute hospitals . |
| 18 | CAD gains dramatically when components have to be redrawn many times , when it may out-perform a human by 100 : 1 . |
| 19 | On page six of our agenda there are congress organization motions which clearly need to be discussed some time during this congress because they concern rule amendments , and if they do fall off the agenda because debate is long on the other things , I really do believe they should take priority because we wo n't be raising them for another three years . |