Example sentences of "a [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ True , but they have a pleasant time in the sun while they 're about it . |
| 2 | If only they would come an hour earlier , and erm spend erm a pleasant time in their cars erm on the car park having a picnic before they go in , they would save themselves an awful lot of , of , of hassle . |
| 3 | Ascot and Windsor race meetings in the twenties were a trying time for the respectable county town of Reading . |
| 4 | A trying time for the resource person . |
| 5 | Without wishing to understate what was surely a trying time for some students , I shall make two further points . |
| 6 | I actually do believe baby requires a little time on her own . ’ |
| 7 | My very sincere thanks to everyone involved in the Art in Nature Competition — thank you for choosing me , and giving me the opportunity to spend a little time on this magic island , which so generously allowed me to paint , and to enjoy , its special beauty . |
| 8 | The Government try to justify their claims about a minimum wage on the grounds of what it might to do employment , so it is worth spending a little time on the reasons why we shall insist on introducing it , and the rationale behind that . |
| 9 | With Serafin back in Oxford and Mrs Padmore hard at work on the tapes he has a little time on his hands . |
| 10 | It takes a little time to sec that you 're not moving forward any more , either because you do n't know how or because there is n't anywhere to move forward to . |
| 11 | But I think we might have a little time to ourselves now , and be d — d to anyone who says we have n't both earned it ! |
| 12 | It would surely be tempting providence to suggest a prominent showing in the Benson & Hedges because they will require , to use gardening vernacular , ‘ a little time to bed down . ’ |
| 13 | If you want to stay with STG , I 'll be happy to arrange to have your work handled by one of the other partners although it may take him a little time to be able to handle your affairs completely on his own without asking you a lot of questions . ’ |
| 14 | When William had gone , she thought of all the things she had planned to do as soon as she had a little time to herself . |
| 15 | Captain Goldsborough , wrapped in his thick , black fur , and with a little time to while away until the road should be clear of wedding-carriages , appeared to be telling her so . |
| 16 | I think they were glad to have a little time to themselves . |
| 17 | May I please ask you to give a little time to thinking how best you personally can assist the Society to raise enough funds before the end of this year to complete our Development Plan for 1988 ? |
| 18 | Dorothy had a lot of shopping to do and my daughter took a little time off school to take us around . ‘ |
| 19 | This took a little time during which I pondered uneasily on the possibility , however remote , of having to recognize the existence of additional progeny , and all that it would entail . |
| 20 | It would have been inconsiderate , and the possibility was not discussed , although Groa , moving from hall to hall with her husband , took the chance to pack a few extra boxes with thick clothes and blankets , and spent a little time during her last call at Orphir studying the crucifix Bishop Jon had pinned over her bed and wondering whether or not it would be Christian to pray for a wind . |
| 21 | And when the old chap approached Shirley outside London nightspot Tramp — of course — it reminded her of another line from that old song of hers : ‘ Hey big spender , spend a little time with me . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ The authorities have only allowed me a little time with you . |
| 23 | It will take a little time for me to forget the hurt and the disappointment … |
| 24 | The biggest problem with the diabetic clinic is that time tends to be very limited and perhaps it is best regarded as a place for assessment and the identification of problems , with a little time for education . |
| 25 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 26 | But arrivals follow departures and the new appears very promising — even if you have to wait a little time for it . |
| 27 | If there is , please give up just a little time for them . |
| 28 | I would ask everyone involved in the game to allow a little time for these changes to settle in both with players and referees . |
| 29 | It seems to me that you should leave a little time for romance . ’ |
| 30 | But we also remember how that was n't sustained , and the cynical political fix of the Tories a few months later , that for the moment has coped with the government 's political crisis , and temporarily has bought a little time for a few pits . |