Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [det] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 She told Lord Penrose that the action had been raised some considerable time ago but negotiations were continuing .
2 These 42ft vehicles were sleeping saloons and , after they had been running some little time , some ordinary coaches 34ft in length , carried on six wheels , were built ; these had a total wheel base of 22ft , or 11 ft between centres .
3 Also at the conference were two Australian ex-professional sprinters , John Dinan and Chris Perry , who had been running some fast times during the Antipodean summer .
4 Memoirs and autobiographies may be written some considerable time after a key event , and usually enjoy the benefit of hindsight .
5 The main time may well be from harvest through to April the following year , but netting is in fact selective because the size of the mesh allows small rabbits to escape — to be netted some other time when they have grown bigger .
6 As this is an important decision it 's recommended that sufficient time is allowed to mull over details says Belfast electrical retailer Paul Gilmore .
7 Or maybe he 's remembered some other time in the heat and dirt and anger when there was only the two of us , and the world had burst into flames .
8 The appointment letter should also state that ( i ) in the event of the time and place not being convenient , the debtor is to name some other time and place reasonably convenient for the purpose , ( ii ) ( statutory demands ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment the creditor proposes to serve the debtor by advertisement or post or insertion through a letter box or as the case may be , and that , in the event of a bankruptcy petition being presented , the court will be asked to treat such service as service of the demand on the debtor , ( iii ) ( petitions ) if the debtor fails to keep the appointment , application will be made to the court for an order for substituted service either by advertisement or in such other manner as the court may think fit ; ( c ) in attending any appointment made by letter , inquiry should be made whether the debtor has received all letters left for him .
9 It was stressed that full time staff were needed for old people , especially in terms of building up a relationship with the old people which would mean that the help would be more efficient and effective .
10 ‘ Shall I come in with you , or will you be all right ? ’ he asked , and she wondered if he was remembering that other time .
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