Example sentences of "a [noun sg] of time before the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had become increasingly clear over the last few days that the anger of East Germans is focused on the Communist Party and that it can only be a question of time before the party has to relinquish its leading role and allow political competition . |
| 2 | Once a commercial consensus has been reached between the parties , there will be a period of time before the agreements are negotiated and completion takes place . |
| 3 | Hodge and Parker commanded the midfield , Crosby and Rice , strongly supported by Laws and Pearce , drove forward on the flanks and it seemed only a matter of time before the right sort of cross reached Chapman or Clough . |
| 4 | The Attlee administration , and Ernest Bevin in particular , believed it was only a matter of time before the British economy would recover . |
| 5 | Party leaders in many republics have been openly demanding one : it seems only a matter of time before the president offers them what they are asking for . |
| 6 | As things stand , it is probably only a matter of time before the site finds itself in the hands of property speculators , a sad fate for what was one of the largest mills on the Painswick Stream . |
| 7 | With this area desensitized , it is only a matter of time before the sensitivity of faith 's communication is also numbed . |
| 8 | And bankers UBS Phillips and Drew predicted : ‘ It is only a matter of time before the Chancellor 's strategy falls completely apart . ’ |
| 9 | The Phoenix King himself was trapped within the city , and it seemed only a matter of time before the entire land was devoured . |
| 10 | The Dwarfs sent word to the Dwarf capital of Karaz a Karak high in the Worlds Edge Mountains , explaining that the Night Goblins were virtually holding them prisoners within their own citadel and that without reinforcements it could only be a matter of time before the Dwarfs were defeated . |
| 11 | It was what she saw as the excessive time and attention given to the ‘ South Bank ’ theologians which she objected to most strongly , feeling that it would only be a matter of time before the Governors took action to alter the position . |
| 12 | ‘ It would seem to be just a matter of time before the man 's identified . ’ |
| 13 | It was only a matter of time before the truth emerged . |
| 14 | With El-Jorr coming off the wall from working both sides of the street , it was only a matter of time before the whole operation came unglued . |
| 15 | But in his experience it was only a matter of time before the normal balance of the universe restored itself and started doing the usual terrible things to him . |
| 16 | It ought to be only a matter of time before the brothers are forced to sell the company . |
| 17 | Poland was on the brink , it was only a matter of time before the heel of the jackboot smashed down . |
| 18 | Police believe it 's only a matter of time before the robber uses the knife which he keeps out of sight while demanding money . |
| 19 | British farmers fear it 's only a matter of time before the new regulations allow such a disease back into Britain , particularly from Eastern Europe . |
| 20 | But they believe it 's only a matter of time before the disease crosses the county boundary . |