Example sentences of "[adj] time in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | You can stay a long time in neutral , ticking over — provided nothing happens . |
| 32 | The Hudson Report , a very thorough and painstaking piece of work , was a long time in gestation ; it was sent to the Minister towards the end of 1973 and was eventually published in July 1974 . |
| 33 | It is a factor recognised for a very long time in relation to language learning . |
| 34 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 35 | It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate . |
| 36 | The ‘ Beeb ’ has been kind to its commentators — thirty years is a long time in television — and they in turn have served it well , adjusting cleverly to the growing informality of broadcasting without ever quite forgetting the august institution in which ‘ they serve ’ . |
| 37 | AN hour is a long time in politics . |
| 38 | A week is a long time in politics , said Harold Wilson . |
| 39 | A day is a long time in politics . |
| 40 | If a week is a long time in politics , two days were a long time in the right hon. and learned Gentleman 's life last week . |
| 41 | The problem is that most tenant 's covenants appear at the outset to be quite reasonable and innocuous , but if a week is a long time in politics then 25 years is a lifetime in property during which circumstances can and will change with a result that a previously innocent-looking covenant could become highly restrictive and troublesome . |
| 42 | They sat for a long time in silence watching the Atlantic crash down on the empty shore . |
| 43 | But the old Jew sat for a long time in silence as the wind and rain in the darkness outside lashed at the windows of Damiani 's old home . |
| 44 | They stood for a long time in silence , and the others left them alone . |
| 45 | Three years is a long time in world politics . |
| 46 | The Gaullist conception of state broadcasting would prove an unconscionably long time in dying-in May 1986 Communications Minister Léotard still referred to the need to reduce state control — ‘ la desétatisation de l'audiovisuel ’ . |
| 47 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
| 48 | When he had gone , she stood for a long time in front of the looking-glass that hung over the fire , her hands pressed to her cheeks , her face quite alive with excitement . |
| 49 | Phone calls are thoroughly screened ; people have to make appointments a long time in advance . |
| 50 | What is more , much of government expenditure is committed a long time in advance and can not easily be cut . |
| 51 | erm for people who are getting information from various centres , yes , they would have known erm quite a long time in advance . |
| 52 | For Anne it was a happy time in spite of her mother 's illness . |
| 53 | Defence counsel , Michael Parroy , said because Jones was a magistrate , he would face a tough time in jail . |
| 54 | Given their short time in port , members continued to be disappointed when instant success eluded them . |
| 55 | The short time in school has not always provided the opportunity to become actively involved in the internal workings of the administration and , perhaps more importantly , the management of the school . |
| 56 | He spent a short time in conversation with Iris , who looked at him in a way that made Melissa want to shake her . |
| 57 | a short time in farming Councillor worked for Fosters Electrical Engineers , Basingstoke as an electrician 's mate . |
| 58 | As a result four of the seven stations proposed by Sir William Hillary in 1824 were functioning within six years , a very short time in reality . |
| 59 | A YEAR can be a short time in politics , especially in the case of the Labour Party whose internal workings are often slow to react to external stimuli . |
| 60 | Tribute was paid to his admirable approach and remarkable achievements during his short time in office . |