Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | All of the objects and characters are solid 3D objects which are calculated in real time . |
| 2 | The need for regulatory change had been mooted for some time . |
| 3 | Laws to prohibit discrimination on the ground of disability and to advance equal opportunities for disabled Britons have been mooted for some time . |
| 4 | An attempt to remove Kevin Maxwell has been mooted for some time . |
| 5 | That system had been intended for some time . |
| 6 | That machine has now gone back to being called the Model 54 and will appear as a 45MHz TAB-packaged four-way , as had already been intended at one time . |
| 7 | The release of these chemicals following drainage has been recognized for some time , but researchers at the Australian national research organization ( CSIRO ) now offer an explanation of the cause and also point to the great risks involved in large-scale land reclamation projects . |
| 8 | It had been realised by this time that , even if polythene did not fit into the then accepted mould for plastics , which tended to be glassy substances like polystyrene and Perspex , it might still be useful . |
| 9 | It was indulging in a relatively straightforward exercise in civil engineering which could have been undertaken at any time during the last 100 years or more . |
| 10 | Had our patient been subjected to an exploratory laparotomy during the initial admission the diaphragmatic tear would have been diagnosed at that time . |
| 11 | Not much enlightenment there ; the same reply could have been given at any time in the past four years . |
| 12 | He had a face that was both sensuous and battered — his nose had been broken at some time — with deep pouches under his dark eyes . |
| 13 | If those , all of those contract temps are regarded as full time people it looks like full time people are working overtime , which is why I asked you the question yesterday erm what 's the overtime bill for quotes alone . |
| 14 | Effective vaccines prevent such hazards , but only if a social organization ensures that all potential mothers are vaccinated in good time . |
| 15 | ‘ You are come in excellent time , Theodosia ! ’ |
| 16 | Over 40,000 people staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires on Dec. 30 against the decision , which had been forecast for some time . |
| 17 | No results , however , are expected for some time ; and in any case , Whitehall expenditure reviews are notorious for failing to deliver anything of significance . |
| 18 | He had a good look at it and said part of the pedestal had been mended at some time which took away a lot of the value . |
| 19 | That ache that she thought had been satiated for all time was back within her . |
| 20 | Of course , this does not mean that accommodation problems for the old are solved for all time . |
| 21 | This comes even when death has been expected for some time , but is even more dramatic when the death is sudden . |
| 22 | The third had been expected for some time . |
| 23 | When somebody had been convicted of the offence , or no other offences had been committed for some time , the names were removed from the police station notice board — the police needed the space there — and put in a file or destroyed . |
| 24 | However , top management became aware that all of the work-force reductions , although necessary , were not attacking the basic problem : the organization had been designed for another time in history rather than for the competitive world in which it now lived . |
| 25 | Dr Dixon said , ‘ With up to 20 years from infection to illness , we just have to ask how many of our congregation have been added during that time ? |
| 26 | Some would argue that the real problem lies in the fact that shares had been overvalued for some time , and that prices were likely to fall , and that the above events provided the impetus . |
| 27 | Now we , we do know that 's a problem , the police service know it 's a problem , and the Chief Constable 's come up with these er these performance targets , where he 's try he 's promising to the public that he 's going to endeavour to make sure that all police telephone calls are answered within certain time periods . |
| 28 | The research has been done for some time and the results have been known for some time , yet still the Government do nothing . |
| 29 | The Court of Appeal decided to undertake a review of the basic principles of the law in this area and as this has not been done for some time we now set out in detail what they held . |
| 30 | Of course , all parents ( and teachers ) are beset at one time or another by disobedient children . |