Example sentences of "a time this [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For a time this story of Jacob at the Jabbok runs true to plot . |
| 2 | After a time this ability becomes as instinctive as is the power of singing or whistling a note of any pitch desired , but it should be obvious that horn parts should keep to ‘ vocal ’ intervals or stepwise movement as far as possible . |
| 3 | State-controlled telecommunications equipment supplier Italtel SpA will shed 1,000 jobs this year , as part of its four-year restructuring plan and expects to save $22m in labour costs this year as a result ; Italtel is also planning to lay off a total of 16,500 people temporarily for five weeks at a time this year . |
| 4 | Cambridge were left high and dry for a time this afternoon as Oxford followed in the footsteps of many a champion boxer and left the opposition waiting at the official weigh-in . |
| 5 | Once upon a time this plasteel cavern with its ranks of mighty support pillars must have seemed spacious , voluminous , gargantuan . |
| 6 | After a time this gentleman leant forward and tapped Baldwin on the knee . |