Example sentences of "[adj] time [conj] [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that I 've seen no film for some time that is more sexually honest is actually beside the point . |
| 2 | As you might imagine , this takes some time and is also completely mental . |
| 3 | It stands in the open and can be left unused for some time and is then required in a hurry ! |
| 4 | Biggins , who scored 22 goals last season and was on target again on Saturday , has been after a wage rise for some time and is currently on a weekly contract . |
| 5 | It is essential that proper planned maintenance of equipment is carried out at the recommended time and is correctly recorded , and rectified as quickly as possible , stating the remedial action taken . |
| 6 | Other economic achievements of the late eighteenth century were the draining of the marshes in the old lake bed of the Ljubljansko Barje — work which had been started in Roman times and is still not completed — the introduction of maize and potatoes into the crop rotation , the expansion of viticulture and the development of the textile industry . |
| 7 | But , in my opinion , oil painting is far from perfect : it darkens , it needs to be restored , any painting on show has generally been restored countless times and is no longer the painting that the artist originally created . |
| 8 | It has burned down three times and is today known as Her Majesty 's . |
| 9 | A DC is created once , may be updated many times and is then submitted once . |
| 10 | A Product is created once , may be updated many times and is then registered once . |
| 11 | He enjoys a good time and is well respected by others . |
| 12 | This is the highest quality educational package I have seen in a long time and is well worth registering . |
| 13 | ‘ He plays for a mixed side in his spare time and is well up with the rules which is pretty useful because they seem to change every couple of months . ’ |
| 14 | Now , after quite a shore period , the locomotive has been steamed for the first time and is almost in working order . |
| 15 | As elsewhere in Peru , this whole hillside has been ploughed by hand : the animal-drawn plough was unknown in Inca times and is still unsuitable for use in the Andes . |
| 16 | The programme contains a foundation course , which can be started at any time and is then divided into three stages . |
| 17 | Countries to the east of us are in time zones with local time that is ahead of GMT , whereas local time and the time zones to the west are delayed with respect to ours . |