Example sentences of "time [be] against " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Gentleman has for some time been against the original fast rail link through Kent and south London , and we have learnt tonight that he is against the current project , apparently because he believes that all British Rail 's money should be spent on saving his neck by improving the lousy commuter service that his constituents have had to tolerate for 13 years of Tory misrule — to use a well-known phrase from a couple of decades back . |
| 2 | Exactly the easy things to forget about especially when time 's against you if you get to answer questions do n't ask the questions , what 's gon na happen ? |
| 3 | The officers know that time is against them as new descriptions from members of the public may be distorted by sight of the published artist 's impressions . |
| 4 | One driver told the interviewer : ‘ I 'm always thinking that they 're sat back in the office thinking ‘ Where has he got to ’ , and it puts you on edge so I always drive faster in a company car because time is against me . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Unfortunately time is against us because we only have until next Wednesday . |
| 6 | This is probably the best option , but the Champion is a dangerous opponent , and time is against them . |
| 7 | Now I know time is against me : the horror of being left thirteen feet in the air with no stairs to reach the ground ! |
| 8 | Time is against us . |
| 9 | Pears , 30 , virtually ruled himself out of the crucial Wolves game when he said : ‘ Time is against me . |
| 10 | Even though her boyfriend at the time was against this , she was determined not to be persuaded to have another baby . |