Example sentences of "[adv] in the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women overtake men only in the part- time registrar posts . |
| 2 | However , the North and South poles correspond to the beginning and end of the history of the universe in imaginary time , not in the real time that we experience . |
| 3 | A significant deterioration in cognitive function was defined as two or more consecutive increments of 5% or more in the mean time taken for a correct response and of 2% or more in the error rate with the last of the five euglycaemic test scores used as baseline . |
| 4 | You scoff at me and my ‘ one ’ man friend , you who have so many , but dear girl I have learnt more in the short time of my friendship with Edward , more of the world , of men as distinct from women , and man as an individual than in all my life I have learnt before . |
| 5 | The philosophy is devastatingly simple , Charlton recognising that he can not hope to improve players technically in the short time available to him before matches . |
| 6 | It was startling to discover that a race which was identifiably mutant had laws for the suppression of mutations , and he guessed that the origin of cause and principle alike lay somewhere in the lost time of the isolation of Tarvaras from the Empire . |
| 7 | Warwick , 38 , and a veteran of 131 Grands Prix , won the world sportscar championship with Peugeot this year and has been itching for a chance to get back in the big time of Formula One . |
| 8 | BANNISTER : Back in the big time thanks to Clough |
| 9 | Even in the little time she had had since yesterday ( and she had sent out at once for gossip papers . |
| 10 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 11 | Even in the short time since the introduction of seat belt legislation in January 1983 in the UK , there has been a demonstrable reduction ( of approximately 25% ) in the number of deaths and serious injuries ( e.g. internal chest injuries and fractured skull ) among front seat car occupants . |
| 12 | Although we can not expect them to become typographers or graphic designers , we do believe that even in the short time available during our course we can give them what might be called an aesthetic awareness that will enable them to make reasonable decisions in their future work . |
| 13 | Even in the short time since he 'd chased the car along the street , she could see that he 'd gone further downhill . |
| 14 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |