Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] a [adj -er] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm the views of the er of the subcommittee are that that this does appear to be er perhaps a practical solution er and at the moment , er we are looking to erm make some of the spaces , certainly in the Church Street car park erm short term , I E two hours , certainly so the people who are who are making shopping visits , or visits to the banks et cetera would get the lower car park and the the people who are staying for a longer time would be at the top . |
| 2 | But she 'd been born at a better time and there were arts councils and they had been good to her . |
| 3 | The course is being offered initially to some 100 IBM staff and participants will have the opportunity to gain credit for their prior learning thus enabling the course to be completed in a shorter time . |
| 4 | Corners can be cut on flowers and remember , the flowers at the reception are going to be seen for a longer time than those in the church . |
| 5 | These courses could not be done in a shorter time so they were normally arranged for a time of year when there was less pressure of work on those participating . |
| 6 | to save time : organisations make it possible for objectives to be reached in a shorter time . |
| 7 | using it at the same rate but it 's going for a longer time . |
| 8 | for example , the maintenance of blood pressure when changing from a lying to a standing position is achieved less rapidly as we age ; as a result the blood supply to the brain is decreased for a longer time and there is a greater tendency to feel dizzy . |
| 9 | He made notes and said that if he had a key to the house he 'd be able to plan what was needed in a shorter time . |
| 10 | This experiment was conducted over a longer time period ( ten days ) , starting with young plants . |
| 11 | The card deck , together with the output generated by the job , was returned at a later time . |