Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | None of that small band of men who sat round smoking and drinking their beer or whisky could have had any idea , as they heard Jack vigorously defending the doctrine of hell in nine pages , that the publication of these religious speculations , pieced together at a busy time between giving lectures and examining , was to change his destiny forever . |
| 2 | A single one-off move may be disruptive to overall business activities but at least the process is carried out over a short time . |
| 3 | This case also often occurs in practice due to the results of cases such as grouped meter readings from customers who were at home when the meter reader called , combined with customers ' own readings carried out because they were out when the meter reader called , and a number of special checks that are carried out at a different time . |
| 4 | All the animals are in their cages , but they do n't seem to have very much space , and some of them have n't been fed properly for a long time . |
| 5 | We were told that there would be a General 's inspection and the searchlight had to be turned on at a specified time , but when the great moment came we could not start the engine that drove the dynamo and darkness still prevailed . |
| 6 | He coveted the throne and had done so for a long time . |
| 7 | Too much packed in to a short time . |
| 8 | Anyone who is stupid enough to try and derail a train should be locked away for a long time . |
| 9 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 10 | One pauper was locked up for a short time and when let out he was very quiet and all of them have been so since . ’ |
| 11 | You might arrange for pay to be given out at a different time and check whether the trains are less crowded somewhat earlier in the afternoon . |
| 12 | However , it may be that the norm here is ‘ horse ’ not ‘ filly ’ so that the frolicsomeness would be a characteristic found only at a particular time , viz . |
| 13 | Could not something be done to obtain some repair jobs to hold those workers so that they will not have to be laid off for a considerable time ? |
| 14 | But there 's something else — something else they 've known about for a long time but kept to themselves . ’ |
| 15 | Was this something recent or something you have known about for a long time ? ’ |
| 16 | A Mum and Dad who 'd known vaguely for a long time that Conor liked holding parties were suddenly being told over cups of tea and Hobnobs about vast acid house raves in the middle of fields , about police chases across whole counties , about an entire organisation that Conor had run ( Conor had run an organisation ? ) , which could call a party and have 5,000 people turning up at £20 a ticket within 48 hours . |
| 17 | ‘ The tackle from behind has been stopped here for a long time , but they were doing it all night and getting away with it . |
| 18 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 19 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 20 | ‘ Your Mummy has gone away for a long time ’ usually only serves to leave the child frightened but feeling the anxiety of the adults all around which forbids further discussion . |
| 21 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 22 | The only exception is the sort of heat fault that makes a machine malfunction after it has been switched on for a given time or when the room warms up . |
| 23 | They stood clasped together for a long time , then he bent his head and kissed her , softly at first , then with such increasing passion that she could feel his heart beating like a drum . |
| 24 | An application for relief may be filed only within a reasonable time after the defendant has knowledge of the judgment . |
| 25 | ‘ We 've always been really good friends but had n't worked together for a long time . |
| 26 | Any dwellings not taken up within a specified time are placed on the open market . |
| 27 | They had lived together for a long time , but the sister was now reaching the conclusion that the situation could not continue much longer : |
| 28 | If the property has been lived in for a long time with old carpets that have never been shampooed they can exude quite pungent odours . |
| 29 | I mean there , there are a lot of people , of people in who have lived here for a long time , and lived here ever since they were born . |
| 30 | The ambassador reported that " The Emperor is monitoring the serious political illness which has gripped all countries , and believes his empire very far from being immune from infection " ; Nicholas was now of the opinion that " Highly reprehensible principles have been disseminated among young people who completed their university courses around three years ago , among people who have lived abroad for a long time , and also among teachers , professors , writers and journalists . |