Example sentences of "[art] [adj] time [prep] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We note the elapsed time at that quarter-point , knock off a minute to allow for the initial climb out of Gransden , and mentally predict the arrival time at the half-way point . |
| 2 | What was the precise time on that clock face when you looked at it just now ? |
| 3 | Many schools devote almost a third of the allotted time for each lesson to these exercises . |
| 4 | The past year has been a vexing time for most research councils finding themselves in the situation of having to reduce their volume of activity within a failing budget . |
| 5 | Independent film productions have a hard time in this country . |
| 6 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 7 | One of the frustrations of being in opposition for so long to what is , in effect , a minority Government is having to watch this country go on for such a long time without any energy policy . |
| 8 | I 've been looking forward to this visit for a long time for that reason . |
| 9 | I queued a long time for that loaf . |
| 10 | It seemed that it must take a long time for such peace to be broken . |
| 11 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
| 12 | She had waited a long time for this moment . |
| 13 | Thomas 's mind has been in turmoil for a long time since that rejection . |
| 14 | ‘ It seems a long time since this morning . ’ |
| 15 | Although John was generally a quick worker , Anne Heaton remembers him as taking a long time over this work and seeming nervous about it . |
| 16 | There were two men apart from the one with the rifle and she heard them quarrelling for a long time in another room . ’ |
| 17 | What we do have and have had for a long time in this country is an acceptance within our law and an acceptance within our definitions of freedom that there are responsibilities with freedom and those responsibilities in this particular case , we have long accepted the argument in this country , maybe not as much as erm , well more in fact than some of our colleagues abroad and maybe they could learn from us from this , but it is not acceptable to have the freedom to be unnecessarily cruel and in fox hunting we have a sport that is unnecessarily cruel , there are ways in which you can deal with rogue foxes , there are ways in which you can actually ensure that the fox community does not destroy the whole , er farming countryside . |
| 18 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 19 | Clearly , a character wearing a mask is going to have a tricky time with some Fel tests . |
| 20 | The declaration stated that , whereas heretofore , to wit , etc. , in consideration that the plaintiff , at the request of the defendant , had then consented to allow the defendant to weigh divers , to wit two , boilers of the plaintiff , of great value , etc. , defendant promised that he would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected , leave and give up the boilers in as perfect and complete a condition , and as fit for use by plaintiff , as the same were in at the time of the consent so given by plaintiff ; and that , although in pursuance of the consent so given , defendant to wit , on , etc. , did weigh the same boilers , yet defendant did not nor would , within a reasonable time after the said weighing was effected leave and give up boilers in as perfect , etc. , but wholly neglected and refused so to do , although a reasonable time for that purpose had elapsed before the commencement of this suit ; and , on the contrary thereof , defendant afterwards , to wit on , etc. , took the said boilers to pieces and did not put the same together again but left the same in a detached and divided condition , and in many different pieces , whereby plaintiff hath been put to great trouble , etc . |
| 21 | The frequency is chosen to make sure that the core reaches saturation at each alteration , but does not spend any more than a short time in this condition so as to maximise the final output signal ; the circuit should produce as many saturation signals as possible . |
| 22 | She was joined for a short time by another dancer back from war service , Alan Carter . |
| 23 | She 'd had a wondrous time with another man , a time that filled her with remembered textures and sensations , that would have left her smiling now if Parr had not become so damned intrusive . |
| 24 | Simon Pepper of the WWF said : ‘ We have had to recognise that having spent a considerable time on this project and having devoted considerable resources by our organisations , it has not been possible to secure the overall package which we considered necessary for going ahead . |
| 25 | Using the count of books on loan at a given time for each interest category , he takes the square root of each of these numbers . |
| 26 | Labour leader John Smith told Mr Major : ‘ I am sure that the whole House will share the feeling of sadness which you have expressed and will also share the hope that a greater degree of privacy might result for the Prince and Princess of Wales and their children in what would be a difficult time for any family . ’ |
| 27 | Although some airlines , like British Airways , have been keen to invest in an American carrier , it is a difficult time for any airline to go shopping . |
| 28 | The decision to start a family is an exciting time for any couple planning a life together . |
| 29 | Autumn is an excellent time for this kind of construction work , when the weather is still mild enough to work outdoors in comfort , and there are relatively few urgent jobs to do in the garden . |