Example sentences of "of time [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I considered keeping observation actually on the flat but because of its its location , did not feel that it would be possible for armed officers or for that matter , any officer , to maintain observation for any period of time without being seen . |
| 2 | In our rapidly vanishing century , decades are also taken as periods of time to be commemorated . |
| 3 | And Harsnet : We do not ‘ waste time ’ ; it is in the nature of time to be wasted . |
| 4 | The advent of commercial and domestic freezing equipment means that what we eat is no longer limited by the time of year — although whether you consider the flavour of food which has been deep frozen for any length of time to be as good is another matter . |
| 5 | A good length of time to be in this position is about twenty minutes . |
| 6 | It gives you plenty of time to be certain about whether the food suits you or not without confusing the issue . |
| 7 | If one takes degrees of latitude on the surface of time to be the analogue of time , one could say that the surface of the earth begins at the North Pole . |
| 8 | We found the issue of time to be revealing and important . |
| 9 | Time ‘ … ’ permits date to be specified in detail or other features of time to be reflected . |
| 10 | and then they can expect them at the end of like x amount of time to be able to take over a department , then when it falls apart they 're gon na be the one to take it . |
| 11 | The staff were amiable , but there again they had plenty of time to be . |
| 12 | The amount of time to be spent on learning about tone languages should depend to some extent on your background . |
| 13 | They were never entirely secure : Crowe nearly chopped DeFreitas on , and both were among the big majority of those who stayed any length of time in being beaten repeatedly just outside off stump . |
| 14 | Caducius had been found by Alexander McKenn and Maurice Harknett in the 1960s and dived on for a period of time before being forgotten . |
| 15 | I have had complaints from several enquirers who , not knowing our telephone extensions , have had to wait an inordinate length of time before being connected to the operator . |