Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Had he been asleep at the time ? |
| 2 | To them I 'll say you 'll find things are strange for a time but , with the help of your colleagues , you 'll soon find your feet but , for yourselves , avoid falling into the bad habits of others . |
| 3 | Make the most of British pork because prices are low for the time of year . |
| 4 | I have no idea how i it went around a up in the northern hemisphere , over Scandinavia , and Georgia 's in the south , so you 'd have think it 'd have been weak by the time it got down I 'm not a scientist , I have no idea what |
| 5 | The campaign aimed at the general population had been right at a time when there was ignorance about AIDS , she said . |
| 6 | Acting chairman Dr James Smith said : ‘ He is an extremely busy man and we are grateful for the time and effort he gave . ’ |
| 7 | Broken bones must be set quickly and they are weak for a time . |
| 8 | Had Anicia Juliana been alive at the time ( she died about 528 ) , she would not have been amused . |
| 9 | At this point it is replaced by different patterns , some of which are different in the time sequence of the light flashes from the one that he/she has previously seen . |
| 10 | ‘ These , ’ I cried , ‘ are inhabited by horned pygmies who move in herds , and who are old by the time they are seven ! ’ |
| 11 | For this reason , many advisers recommend that their clients swop their unit-linked policies to the with-profits type about five years before they retire , provided market conditions are favourable at the time . |
| 12 | To buy a second engraved copy at 24 livres , which was about 5 per cent of the cost of a good harpsichord , would have been extravagant at a time when copying was cheap . |
| 13 | Some witnesses are unavailable at the time of trial . |
| 14 | ‘ You 're sure of the time ? ’ |
| 15 | Further along the village another house used to be the ‘ cookhouse ’ and game room for them — the meals must have been cold by the time they arrived at the table of Londesborough Lodge ! |
| 16 | I am conscious of the time , so I say only that it will be a sad day if the Government are allowed to change the legislation , not only for the miners and their communities or for those who , directly or indirectly , are involved in or seek employment in the industry , but for the whole of society . |
| 17 | Neither was it beyond the bounds of probability that a man of eighty-three had been confused about the time . |
| 18 | Of course , even within the stated parameters , comprehensiveness is an impossible goal , because some publications escape the net , or are listed so late that they have gone out of print or are out-of-date by the time they appear . |
| 19 | If we are to communicate clearly and precisely with each other over a wide geographical and social range , we must obey the rules of Standard English as they are current at the time we are speaking or writing . |
| 20 | These ‘ would seem to have been traditional at the time , for Ormandy did the same in his Philadelphia recording . |
| 21 | If the tests are negative at the time of the initial examination , it is quite a good idea to ask the doctor whether he thinks there is likely to be any infection present or what he believes your symptoms are due to . |
| 22 | CCG 's staff services manager Karen Pleva commented : ‘ Once staff got used to adding credit onto their cards , they have been impressed by the time saved . |
| 23 | the amount insured for household contents and valuables and portable possessions are inadequate at the time of any loss or damage or |
| 24 | the amount insured for household contents and valuables and portable possessions are inadequate at the time of any loss or damage or |
| 25 | Strip examination revealed that this was the result of slight corrosion on the contacts , and the evidence suggested that this may well have been present at the time of the accident . |
| 26 | Charlie had stopped by to speak to Josie as he 'd said he would , but Lucy had n't been present at the time . |
| 27 | He had been sceptical at the time , but she 'd been quite right , for he had suddenly understood the story . |
| 28 | In other words they are independent of the time an individual has spent acquiring a competence or how that competence was achieved ( training course , learning on the job , etc . ) |
| 29 | I have long been concerned about the time lapse from the commissioning of a book to its appearance in the shops . |
| 30 | If you are alone at the time of death |