Example sentences of "be [adv] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fall out from nuclear explosions has provided useful for water masses especially as the radio active nucleons are effectively time coded . |
| 2 | However , there are obviously time overheads for this packing and unpacking . |
| 3 | and I do n't know how he managed to fit it in er but some people manage it erm it means that sometimes you , you know , you 're very time limited on , on , on writing things and you do n't put in something that you feel does justice to yourself , you know , you put in what you think of as crap and , and you know mm |
| 4 | Despite good management on the ward , there are always times when some equipment is lacking . |
| 5 | In spite of having a range of injected plastic mouldings , there are always times when there just is n't anything for the size of a spar , the angle of fit , or sufficiently shock-absorbing to accept a crash , or to permit a kite to be folded . |
| 6 | Even though I now encourage my class to use any methods they like , there are still times when I wished I had not said something which could inhibit a pupil 's thinking . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's odd kissing someone you do n't want to kiss but you 're just creating something as an actor for your audience , ’ she explains , admitting there are still times when she feels awkward . |
| 8 | But er but I was at my late forties and er er there are still times that you you feel that that urge to be involved in the er meeting up with your mates every day or your colleagues and having a good chat about business . |
| 9 | But there are still times , when she gets angry with me , that I ca n't help remembering , and wondering what 's in her heart . ’ |
| 10 | I believe I have calmed down a bit but there are still times when I will get booked . ’ |
| 11 | he 's been both times and I have n't . |
| 12 | On defence Mrs Thatcher said : ‘ Times of great change are also times of uncertainty and even danger . |
| 13 | There are also times when we need to ensure that we understand what is being said , and this can be done by asking simple questions or making comments which help elucidate or develop what the counsellee is saying , such as , ‘ So you think that … ’ , or ‘ You mean that … ‘ , or even ‘ I 'm not sure that I follow what you mean … |
| 14 | There are also times when meaning derives from deliberate violations — or ‘ floutings ’ as Grice calls them — of the co-operative principle , always provided that the sender intends the receiver to perceive them as such , and that this is how , in fact , the receiver does perceive them . |
| 15 | But there are also times when it can seem depressing . |
| 16 | There are also times when you need to find out how much your students know or can do with language . |
| 17 | There are also times when there may be no option but to admit someone to hospital for treatment when there is a serious risk that the person will harm him or herself or is becoming physically ill through inadequate nourishment and self-care . |
| 18 | ‘ Full moons are often times of strong emotions and profound yearnings , but when there 's an eclipse such responses are evoked in triplicate . |
| 19 | And ( as will be shown later in this section ) when a physical or sexual abuse investigation , for example , does develop , such investigations are often time consuming and stressful and have to be conducted in the context of other duty work . |
| 20 | Finally as some transfers , in particular ‘ bulk ’ may be rather time consuming , the LIFESPAN Manager has the ability to restrict the elapsed time over which LIFESPAN RDBI runs . |
| 21 | Even unravelling the cause can be so time consuming that many managers merely give up the struggle . |
| 22 | The MAFF view given to me is that a detailed assessment in England and Wales would be extremely time consuming and costly , probably taking eight years to complete . |
| 23 | But winning new sponsorship deals can be extremely time consuming and frustrating for the organisers . |
| 24 | ‘ It must be nearly time for the service to start . ’ |
| 25 | And annual ; by the time they 've got themselves together it will be practically time for them to disperse . |
| 26 | If not it may be about time to offer a vote of confidence and see him on his way the week after . |
| 27 | Projects can be relatively time consuming to complete and assess . |
| 28 | It must be almost time for lunch . ’ |
| 29 | It is difficult to share the work without each group showing what they have done — which can be unproductively time consuming . |
| 30 | But without some such provision , school crocodiles would fall within the terms of the Act , and this would be unnecessarily time consuming for all concerned . |