Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The organization 's market share had been relatively stable for a long time and even growing in concert with the growth in world economies . |
| 2 | Boswell felt depressed for a brief time , and homesick : no letters had arrived for him , the cause of a little worry . |
| 3 | You 've been asleep for a long time . ’ |
| 4 | She fell asleep for a short time but it was about 3am that Mr and Mrs Phillips noticed she was not breathing , ’ said Mr Goldring . |
| 5 | ‘ But I tried being polite for a long time , Aunt Ruth , and it got me nowhere . |
| 6 | Grown in impoverished conditions , the plant becomes stunted but remains alive for a long time while many small shoots develop to give the appearance of an irregularly worn shaving-brush . |
| 7 | It has been clear for a long time that where land adjoining the highway is unintentionally entered , i.e. as a result of a car accident , that the plaintiff must prove negligence ( River Wear Commissioners v Adamson ( 1877 ) 2 App Cas 743 ) . |
| 8 | If you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long time you have two additional problems to overcome . |
| 9 | It maybe faithful for a long time , perhaps you build up that trust , and it 's only once you 've got beyond that , that you can then begin to actually influence er , negotiate with them . |
| 10 | He suggested using watertight ox bladders as containers ; in them , tied to the saddle , plants could be kept fresh for a long time . |
| 11 | The Timer IC2 is connected as a monostable — that is , once triggered in this way the output , pin 3 , goes high for a certain time then reverts to low . |
| 12 | The rate of unemployment in Glasgow has been very high for a long time , and I accept that that is unfortunate . |
| 13 | But I 'd been careful for a long time before that , because I 'd sensed something . |
| 14 | There was no question of demolition taking place and the site standing derelict for a long time , he said . |
| 15 | It 's the last I 'll see of the outside for a long time . ’ |
| 16 | The trend towards equality of attainment is especially marked in schools that have been comprehensive for a long time . |
| 17 | It is best made at the last possible moment , although it can be kept warm for a short time in a bowl set over a pan of hot water . |
| 18 | If the money remains unclaimed for a certain time it is returned to the finder . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , it wo n't be dark for a long time yet . |
| 20 | But I 'll leave the door open , and it wo n't be dark for a long time . |
| 21 | We remained numb for a long time . |
| 22 | Huddled together on the muddy earth floor they were content for a long time to embrace one another without speaking . |
| 23 | I have been convinced for a long time that people could not love , accept or respect me for the person I am , only for the amazing amount of exercise I can do . |
| 24 | He admitted quietly , ‘ I was very sad for a long time , but not now . |
| 25 | It made me quite nervous for a long time . |
| 26 | It is only extinguished or " barred " because the claim it gives to land has been allowed to remain unpressed for a long time in face of a rival title … the effect of the Act is to eliminate . |
| 27 | It is a universal characteristic of higher animals that they senesce ; that is , the likelihood of their dying in a given time interval , say a year , increases as they grow older , and often fecundity declines . |
| 28 | But that offence is one against propriety , against what a community may find appropriate to a particular time or place . |
| 29 | Even if the proved debt did not include the right to interest , interest can be claimed , up to the date of the bankruptcy order in the following cases : ( i ) in respect of a debt due by virtue of a written instrument payable at a certain time , interest may be claimed from that time ( r 6.113(2) ) at judgment rate ( r 6.113(4) ) ; ( ii ) otherwise , after demand for repayment has been made stating that interest will thereafter be charged ( r 6.113(3) ) then at the rate specified in the notice provided that it does not exceed judgment rate and is only from the date of the demand ( r 6.113(4) ) . |
| 30 | It does indeed get dark at a sensible time so it 's possible to go to bed before about one in the morning . |