Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv prt] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You were only doing it for yourself , using it as an excuse to go back in time and relive old memories . ’ |
| 2 | If a variable measured in the course of an experiment settles down with time , to a constant , or a maintained oscillation , it seems reasonable to assume that it is approaching some stable , maintained course that corresponds to an equilibrium or periodic solution |
| 3 | Gooch declared on 304 for six , 17 runs behind Lancashire 's first innings total just before tea in an attempt to make up for time lost because of Friday 's wash-out . |
| 4 | A view of the Flight gallery looking back in time , from the HS.125 in the foreground , to the Westland/Hill Pterodactyl and Supermarine S.6B in the background . |
| 5 | POSTSPORT : Focus on an athlete running out of time |
| 6 | FR go back in time |
| 7 | The court has no jurisdiction to order that a charge registered out of time has priority to a charge which has already been registered . |
| 8 | The manager must work to ensure everything is in place so that the band 's product comes out in time for the public to make up its own mind . |
| 9 | You can expect 24–hour room service served up on time and with the minimum of fuss . |
| 10 | They remember that the guardians of the tree run back through time to the one who only sang and never spoke , who used to keep vigil by the tree , where the sorceress Sycorax ( but they have forgotten her name ) lies deep with her grave goods . |
| 11 | Ace spun round in time to see Petion drop his rifle and spin to the ground in a spray of blood , while Richmann swung his gun back to her , working the lever action . |
| 12 | The friends , all from the Meadowfield and Brandon area of County Durham , had stayed overnight on their way home and had made an early start to get back in time to play in a Sunday League fixture for their local pub team . |
| 13 | By a notice of appeal dated 25 November 1991 , and pursuant to the grant of leave to appeal out of time , the plaintiff appealed on the grounds that the judge erred in law in holding that ( 1 ) the defendant was at 24 December 1989 a residential occupier within the meaning of section 27 of the Housing Act 1988 and a statutory tenant within section 2 of the Rent Act 1977 ; and ( 2 ) once a possession order had been obtained against a statutory tenant it was necessary for the landlord to obtain a warrant of possession . |
| 14 | The X spin-offs are not quite on the scale of the Batman trinkets , mags and furniture put out by Time Warner . |
| 15 | What Alice could not forgive herself was that she had been taken in by it all well , she had had the sense to get out in time , and meet people who could lead her on the right path … |
| 16 | Would the star turn up on time ? |
| 17 | Not only does Orlando explore gender issues and sexual politics , in which Swinton is interested , but it also presents a sweep of family history , with which she can identify ; the family line stretching back through time , the ancient portraits in which one can see one 's own features . |
| 18 | Free neutrons are unstable , with a half-life of about 11 minutes , so as observed , the intensity drops off with time as the slower-moving neutrons had more time to decay . |
| 19 | The Sandrat darted back in time to avoid the spear of flame from the torch , and flung a handful of sand at Miss Liberty . |
| 20 | Are building programmes for the next financial year drawn up in time to be available to managers before holidays are allocated ? |
| 21 | There was undoubtedly a tendency to push back in time the establishment of a far-flung military hegemony . |
| 22 | Once , when the shock of alarm thrilled through her with more than usual intensity , she began to sing , softly , to keep her spirits up , and several phrases had passed her lips before she realized that the song came from her childhood — that she had not sung those words for almost twenty years , had forgotten them even until this moment when , with startling clarity , her memory travelled back in time . |
| 23 | The right politician must be put in charge of the Treasury to bring the economy back to even keel , reduce the trade deficit and force both inflation and interest rates down in time for the next election . |
| 24 | Southampton region went back in time to welcome retired staff to its annual pensioners reunion . |
| 25 | Even here , I expect his mother comes in from time to time and has a good old poke round . ’ |