Example sentences of "be [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Daly stressed the narrowness of most reefs and showed , from examples where the rate of reef growth is known , that there had been ample time in the Post-glacial period for the growth of modern reefs . |
| 2 | Every year there are 500 times as many alcohol- and tobacco-related deaths as there are deaths related to the use of illegal drugs . |
| 3 | Its use is greater than BSL or MCE ( children with severe learning disabilities are eight times as numerous as profoundly deaf children ) . |
| 4 | The eyes of a toad are eight times more sensitive to light than our own . |
| 5 | But there had been strange times since then , and they 'd put Gentle in an apter mood for this study . |
| 6 | This question is particularly important for institutions which are investing time in making their own video recordings . |
| 7 | He has found that unemployed people are eleven times more likely to commit suicide than those in work . |
| 8 | There are fifty times as many Singer sewing machines as motor cars in Koraloona . |
| 9 | In any week or month , these international financial flows are fifty times greater in value than the flow of goods ( Spero , 1988 ) . |
| 10 | Her concern , until then , had always been that Time ( or the house ) would prevent him from reaching her , stop them from being able to meet , remove the opportunity , once and for all , for her to feel again as she had done last night , leaving her for ever empty and unsatisfied . |
| 11 | But in the midst of the holocaust wrought by long-term unemployment on the jobless , there has been little time to examine the effect of the current climate on the working population . |
| 12 | The radial shields are 3–4 times as long as broad , extending to just over half the radius of the disk . |
| 13 | The arms are 3–4 times as long as the disk diameter . |
| 14 | I 've never been so indecisive as I am this time . |
| 15 | Be that as it may , though many exciting things have happened to physics in the interim , there has not been another time since 1925 when the foundations have been shaken , the paradigm shifted , our view of the world transformed . |
| 16 | These are exciting times and you and your readers are very lucky . |
| 17 | ‘ These are exciting times . |
| 18 | These are exciting times and every day there seems to be something new and innovative happening . |
| 19 | These are exciting times in the world of Technological Education and we in Heriot 's are confident that we can equip our pupils to meet the challenge that lies ahead . |
| 20 | I am afraid time is running out . |
| 21 | Traces of pesticides in the water are 10-15 times above permissible levels in one district , and traces of ammonium and nitrogen are 10-25 times above the limit in three districts . |
| 22 | Anyway , a bumper crop of entries have been sent in for my perusal with a phenomenal response for the Hi-Tec and Elvira puzzlers so , waffling aside , let's see who the lucky pilchards are this time . |
| 23 | We would not be able to tell what the enemy 's intentions are this time , ’ Kopyion replied . |
| 24 | The Tests themselves have been carefully scrutinized for balance and consistency to ensure they are reliable time and time again . |
| 25 | Even if the baby wakes at random times — in order to feed , for example — there are some times of the 24 hours when its environment is less stimulating and responsive than others . |
| 26 | Do you know , there are some times when you feel : I ca n't stand this . |
| 27 | It had been some time since I had visited Ingleborough , so last summer I went back with a couple of friends to rediscover some of its hidden treasures . |
| 28 | But obviously the revolution had been some time in the making . |
| 29 | It must have been some time after we had last met . |
| 30 | It must have been some time in August when I took those pictures , Rufus thought , and a couple of weeks later it was all over . |