Example sentences of "[adj] time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From Cambrian times onwards temperatures had been alternating between warm , moderate and glacial . |
| 2 | This was as true in England in early Norman times as in France ; and the importance of the feudal courts in this respect was only seriously challenged after the mid twelfth century , by the growing use of the right of appeal to a higher court and by the infiltration of the judges of the higher courts into the spheres of the feudal courts . |
| 3 | In inflationary times almost every ageing person experiences some anxiety about how their finances will hold out , leading to severe economies over food , fuel , and replacement of clothing and household goods . |
| 4 | The baby who is picked up or fed whenever he cries soon becomes a veritable tyrant , and gives his mother no peace when awake ; while , on the other hand , the infant who is fed regularly , put to sleep , and played with at definite times soon finds that appeals bring no response , and so learns that most useful of all lessons , self-control , and the recognition of an authority other than his own wishes . |
| 5 | So your managers are free to concentrate on your core business — something which could be a key to your success in the difficult economic times ahead . |
| 6 | Strange times indeed . |
| 7 | The same object may reflect different wavelengths at different times yet be seen as having the same colour . |
| 8 | It , well , it ought , see there were so many people come to see it , but there was thousands you know , at different times like , you know . |
| 9 | Founded in the 12th century on what was then virtually an island in the fens , Denny Abbey was at different times home to Benedictine monks , Knights Templars and Franciscan nuns . |
| 10 | Together with the first harvest sheaf hanging beside the icon for its protective magic , these are reminders that our peasant lives in several cultural times simultaneously , one of them embedded deep in the pagan past , another in the religious present , a third focused on the trip she is about to take to the town of Roslavl' . |
| 11 | There are some exciting times ahead as we have indicated our willingness to take part in the Gymnaestrada 1991 in Amsterdam . |
| 12 | However , we can not be sure , for it is clear that from Mesolithic times onwards the frequency of brachycephaly was increasing continually in some parts of Europe . |
| 13 | Jane Newdick 's recently published book , Period Flowers , draws on inspiration from medieval times onwards to make inspiring flower arrangements great and small . |
| 14 | The narrowing down of this primitive trade-route took place , perhaps in stages , in Saxon and early medieval times as more and more land was taken in for arable cultivation . |
| 15 | High times as magic mushrooms go to court |
| 16 | It was , sitting in the pub , with Winnie , like old times again . |
| 17 | ‘ It 'll be like old times again with you watching my back , ’ Rust replied with a grin . |
| 18 | ‘ My word , our ancestors had some rare old times together , did n't they ? |
| 19 | I do n't know we had a very hard life when we were kids but you know w er got on ourselves later on we we had a fairly easy life but erm you do n't forget those old times though do you not really . |
| 20 | IT was almost like old times yesterday . |
| 21 | A few good movies were still being made in Hollywood , and it was an interesting time there . ’ |
| 22 | , my first years had two children , had no breast problems and I 'm having a horrendous time just now and I 'm on H R T , I 'm on my third different kind ! |
| 23 | It was high time ad men abandoned their prudish stance and accepted the British public was ready to take the journey round that long hidden bend . |
| 24 | In general , regular exercise helps to lessen period pains as may vigorous exercise during the painful time especially if it mobilises the pelvic area . |
| 25 | By 1988 the Union had over 700 health professionals giving their free time voluntarily , providing services to 50,000 patients , and reaching over one-quarter of the populated localities of the territories . |
| 26 | She had kept her looks and her health , and had spent her free time productively with a variety of projects and committees . |
| 27 | The only difference was that they now spent some of their free time together , thus giving her even more opportunities to fall more and more deeply in love with him . |
| 28 | Life is nothing but free time as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 29 | Free time now means catching up with the things they have missed out on in the past : novels by Michael Moorcock and Toni Morrison , the new Australian cinema , opera cassettes borrowed from the public library , gardening and fishing , weekend trips to the landscapes of their respective childhoods . |
| 30 | As we are now reaching the Summer holiday period the adjustments to flexitime will be increasing due to staff applying for annual leave , flexi holidays and extended time away from work . |