Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extra ten minutes had probably only been the time it had taken them to find him . |
| 2 | Their first years together were a time of grinding poverty . |
| 3 | They think I 'm a dead duck but it 's not been a time you could write off . |
| 4 | Often , and particularly with those individuals who have spent long hours in heavy manual labour , there has perhaps not been the time or energy to develop such interests or hobbies . |
| 5 | ‘ He 's not a bad man , ’ the girl said , and there was a slight tremble in her voice ; she knew that things had gone wrong for her father , and that there would soon be a time of parting . |
| 6 | In a country where infant mortality is low , it is expected that children will live into adulthood and outlive their parents , so that there will not be a time when it seems likely that a child will die before their parents . |
| 7 | PRINCESS Margaret will celebrate her 62nd birthday today — but it will not be a time for partying . |
| 8 | First , if the action must be taken very urgently , it can not be taken as part of a full corporate strategic analysis ; there would not be the time . |
| 9 | A general problem with the candidates discussed above is the time course of their action . |
| 10 | Tonight was the time . |
| 11 | As Henry watched her retreating buttocks , grinding out yet another dismissal , he tried to remember if there had ever been a time , years ago , when he had desired her . |
| 12 | If there had ever been a time when it had been a whim and not an obligation , that time was gone now ; the thing was there waiting for him , blocking his path , and there was no way round it to his manhood . |
| 13 | Regardless of what the manufacturers of integrated software may tell us it can still be a time consuming process to off-load the document from the wordprocessor and pull in the data base and its files to look up a simple telephone number . |
| 14 | But however bad a year it has been , Christmas should always be a time of hope and happiness . |
| 15 | Retirement is a time of great change and should also be a time for development . |
| 16 | It will also be a time of rejoicing and feasting in the Messianic banquet ( Matt. |
| 17 | Though adolescence is generally a time of intense sociability. it can also often be a time of intense loneliness . |
| 18 | ‘ Deo , Caroline … forgive me , cara , but now is no time to ask me to stop … ’ |
| 19 | Now is a time to focus on priorities and to strip away anything in your life that is superfluous . |
| 20 | Despite these real successes , however , my sense is that now is a time to take stock and to reflect on the theoretical , pedagogic and political foundations of multiculturalism and antiracism . |
| 21 | Now is de time fe panic |
| 22 | Now is the time to start taking cuttings of miniature roses . |
| 23 | Now is the time to have a really good clear up in the greenhouse . |
| 24 | If a different base colour is required , now is the time to apply a wood dye |
| 25 | Now is the time to consolidate your gains by asking for more walks and extra perks , as your sensible attitude will enhance your standing during this fruitful period . |
| 26 | Now is the time for vice-chancellors to go in hard and exact promises of increased funding . |
| 27 | Then now is the time to invest in a Triumph Stag — but keep it to yourself . |
| 28 | Now is the time to plant chrysanthemums . |
| 29 | The Cassons ' current advertising costs are high , so maybe now is the time to concentrate on direct selling . |
| 30 | NOW is the time of year when tour operators ' thoughts turn to tempting the over-60s — and increasingly the over 55s — to spend their winters in the sun . |