Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She was found out by a couple o' the local lads who went over Charin' Cross fer a good time . |
| 2 | With a big orchestra after a certain time , if they are used to you and really play as they can , they will sometimes give you something more beautiful than you thought you could hear . |
| 3 | It is very often assumed , particularly by non-technical persons , that a product is tested for stability and that after a certain time a result is obtained proving stability of the product and/or pack . |
| 4 | After a certain time the very sight of the food allowed becomes off-putting and even repellent . |
| 5 | Many large business houses have a regular room allocation with hotels which can be placed on release after a certain time lapse if not required . |
| 6 | You often find that erm television with sex and everything , they always put it on after a certain time for children go to bed . |
| 7 | So they ought to arrive after a certain time . |
| 8 | Well I think there 's the stretching of it you see , I mean wire w after a certain time it would stretch a bit |
| 9 | There are also ten Windows Wallpapers , twenty animated cursors that can be set to move across the screen after a certain time , and eight screen savers . |
| 10 | There are also ten Windows Wallpapers , twenty animated cursors that can be set to move across the screen after a certain time , and eight screen savers . |
| 11 | Since , the " Commando " had a clear warning that the contents should not be used after a certain time , this was deemed to put the plaintiff on notice not to use the herbicide and he could not complain that his own misunderstanding of the consequences of ignoring the warning had rendered the herbicide unfit for the purpose which it was supplied . |
| 12 | This time we 'd sought peace and quiet after a hectic time in Cornwall and Lundy , and the comfortable marina at Neyland was just the job . |
| 13 | Nails went upstairs and after a long time came down with a pair of paint-spattered dungarees and two pairs of jeans belonging to his father who weighed about sixteen stone , two jerseys of Gary 's and a navy-blue suit of indeterminate ancestry . |
| 14 | People vary in their ability to revert to being outgoing , social creatures after a long time of semi-confinement to the house . |
| 15 | For Alton , Mike Lake found some improved form after a long time out with injury , to come 899th in 50 mins , 05 secs . |
| 16 | After a long time … |
| 17 | After a long time she looked at her bedside clock and saw that it was past midnight . |
| 18 | Eventually , after a long time spent contemplating the inevitable , we had to get up . |
| 19 | The other day , after a long time , I walked through Dedinje , an exclusive suburb of Belgrade , and felt I had entered a completely unknown part of the city . |
| 20 | Then after a long time I got up with the help of a friend . |
| 21 | The Pilkington float process , metal skis , xerography , are success stories , but only after a long time period , much effort and many technical difficulties . |
| 22 | After a long time I heard him get up and come over to the long wall , near to where I was sitting listlessly in the arm-chair . |
| 23 | After a long time I said , " Do you want me to leave you alone ? " |
| 24 | But after a long time , they said OK . |
| 25 | After a long time the boy crossed the road and said to Oliver , |
| 26 | After a long time the computer said slowly , ‘ Computer is old . ’ |
| 27 | Finally , after a long time , the bar is pushed so far inland that the marsh is completely eroded and the remains of the bar with associated sand dunes appear on the original coastline ( Fig. 8.18E ) . |
| 28 | After a long time the man came in and said , ‘ Mr Evans , please . ’ |
| 29 | After a long time , I said to myself , ‘ I must have a name ! ’ |
| 30 | After a long time , they arrived at the office of Conway Construction . |