Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They may need a little time to think about it , but they 'll try most things once . |
| 2 | He was hugely enthusiastic about this work and telephoned M. Chaillot , who said he was interested in principle but would need a little time to think about it . |
| 3 | I 'd need a little time . |
| 4 | An irritated Dutch official said : ‘ If the Danes can do it with a referendum by July , I do not see why the British would need a longer time . ’ |
| 5 | This kind of bravura performance is only legitimate if the context and music allow the dancer to ‘ steal a little time ’ . |
| 6 | Even here , one could wait a long time . |
| 7 | ‘ We might wait a long time ! ’ he said . |
| 8 | It wo n't buy the rest of your life , but it 'll certainly fund a good time . |
| 9 | Stevens was one of the most meticulous of film directors and any actor working with him could expect a gruelling time . |
| 10 | If you go to a fancy-dress party as a Turkish dancer , you can expect a good time ; if you travel on public transport late at night in such a get-up it will probably cause nothing but trouble . |
| 11 | Do not expect a comfortable time . |
| 12 | Reserves Duncan Chapman and Paul Pickering can expect a difficult time against in-form Dane , Richard Juul , and Max Schofield , the former Bear who will be determined to prove a point to Middlesbrough for allowing him to move on . |
| 13 | It 's the sort of film you can sit and watch a few times . |
| 14 | ‘ In this way ’ he declared in 1895 , ‘ they would do a thousand times more good than by denouncing Roman Catholics , Unitarians or anyone else. , There were united missionary services and neighbourhood ‘ visitations ’ after which the names of those visited were passed on to a minister of their denomination . |
| 15 | You work it out in stages , little bits , and then you add the bits together and then you add the bits together , so you say , well I could do a hundred times seventeen and then I could do ones times seventeen . |
| 16 | Any Party wishing to make any such publication or disclosure shall in requesting such consent submit details of the intended publication or disclosure to the Chairman of the Project Committee and may specify a reasonable time within which consent is to be given . |
| 17 | You should specify a relative time in the format dddd hh:mm . |
| 18 | So , while there is no need to spoil the fun by trying to make an over-blown production out of your Christmas video , why not give a little time and thought to ways of showing the excitement leading up to the day itself . |
| 19 | For example a particular combination of kinetic and chemical energy at a certain temperature may give a cleaning time of ten minutes . |
| 20 | We shall further assume a sinusoidal time variation so that |
| 21 | Today a tiny microelectronic processor less than a quarter-inch square can carry a hundred times more computing power than the massive Ferranti Mark I Star , Europe 's first commercial computer produced in 1950 . |
| 22 | During an , a very intensive training and organization period in the United States during the first half of nineteen forty three , and that does sound a long time ago , er we er the Three-Ninetieth Bomb Group , under the able direction of Colonel , er arrived at Parham , right here , in July nineteen forty three . |
| 23 | Does this sound a reasonable time scale ? |
| 24 | A minute may sound a short time , but it can easily mean the difference between life and death to someone in the water . ’ |
| 25 | The normally small scabious scabiosa columbaria flowers in July and August , but if we have a wet spell now after a dry summer , then it could well flower a second time . |
| 26 | ‘ Would you like a nice time , honey ? ’ |
| 27 | If it is n't , say , ‘ I would like a little time to think about this , I need to get some facts and figures , I 'm sure you would n't wish me to give you incorrect information . |
| 28 | I 'd like a short time on board before the start , if you would n't mind . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ We were very alarmed when Sean told us that they needed to look at you again , and you did n't ring a second time … so we were afraid … . ’ |
| 30 | But I think I should ring a few times before I would arrange to meet him . |