Example sentences of "time [prep] this [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | But I 've only been there one day — half a day , really , since I took a good bit of time off this afternoon to talk to you . |
2 | He said : ‘ I have waited a long time for this chance and it 's up to me to make the most of it . |
3 | Has anybody read it for the first time for this course ? |
4 | Westrail wish to extend special thanks to Alun Rees , C.M.E. of the Severn Valley Railway and his team of craftsmen who worked unstintingly to complete the new boiler in time for this year 's season . |
5 | Manchester Airport , the ‘ Heathrow of the North ’ is already well ahead of its London rival in one important respect — direct connection to the national rail system in time for this year 's summer season . |
6 | the bumper bundle of review samples they were sending has n't reached us in time for this issue , though , so look out next month for further toe-tappin' details ! |
7 | It 's been an awful long time for this part has n't it ? |
8 | ‘ Well , David , we 'd better be off if we 're to be back in time for this afternoon 's session . ’ |
9 | By arrangement with the Sole Selling Agents who will be pleased to arrange a mutually convenient time for this Company to escort prospective purchasers around the property . |
10 | BY crossing the Irish line six times at Twickenham , England in one fell swoop exceeded the total number of ties scored last year when winning the Grand Slam — and it 's time for this columnist to eat humble pie , after criticising England , along with the other Home Unions , for inferior standards of back play to Southern Hemisphere sides . |
11 | and time for this reporter to go back to school . |
12 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
13 | The 10–90% rise time for this e.p.s.p. was 3.6ms . |
14 | Autumn is an excellent time for this kind of construction work , when the weather is still mild enough to work outdoors in comfort , and there are relatively few urgent jobs to do in the garden . |
15 | She had waited a long time for this moment . |
16 | That 's all that we have time for this week . |
17 | There was a RVF advantage in reaction time for this task carried out alone . |
18 | Thank you for taking time for this interview , well that 's a load of crap cos I did n't give time . |
19 | The most convenient time for this routine servicing was on a Sunday and the three men soon became familiar with the sophisticated equipment . |
20 | Still plenty of time for this game to go either way though . |
21 | Three main reasons were given for the apparent lack of enthusiasm : board members found it difficult to spare additional time for this form of training ; they were doubtful of the ability of outside trainers to provide training in tune with local needs ; attempts by some education authorities to retain part of the training budget in order to supply such area sessions were seen by some members as demonstrating a lack of trust in the board 's ability to organise its own training . |
22 | The most common period of time for this sort of agreement is three or four years , and the advances payable should reflect this . |
23 | One might prefer a priest or minister and sometimes retired clergy have both the experience and time for this sort of ministry . |
24 | You should enter an approximate time for this media unit to transfer a 512 byte block of data . |
25 | It is high time for this neglect to yield to a more open discussion of these issues and a more positive approach . |
26 | The sites now considered to illustrate undefended settlements have been chosen at random since it would have required much research and fieldwork to have presented a comprehensive list in time for this Conference ; attention is merely drawn to a number of sites with the hope that they , and others like them may be studied in more detail by local efforts . |
27 | Er , sir , at the risk of straying slightly into into two B , you , do forgive me in advance , but you raised the specific point about size , and and erm there was er one or two statements that there is n't a a clear view on size in P P G three , I think it 's important to bear in mind the interrelationship between all P P G s and as Mr Curtis said , the research that that backs them up , and I I I point you to three quotes in the statement that C P R E have put in , erm i i i paragraph four point one seven , an and s the quote that attaches to that is taken from the research that erm er backs up draft revised P P G thirteen , transport , and erm I shall quote from that on this question of size , i it is also evident that smaller settlements , those with populations of less than fifty thousand , but particularly very small settlements are characteristically less transport emissions efficient than larger settlements , I think the the erm essence of of that particular piece of research is not as Mr Davis was implying to achieve totally self contained settlements , I do n't believe such a concept exists , it 's actually erm a planning land use in the long term to reduce C O two emi emissions something that is essential now to government policy , I think perhaps more instructive though is is the quote that I 've in included in paragraph four point one nine and that 's taken from er er this book here which I perhaps should submit the whole chapter in evidence to the panel , I 've only just included one quote , it 's it 's I suggest one of the more interesting reads that you may have as a result of this panel , it 's by Colin Ward , and it 's called New Town , Home Town , it 's undertaken by er , sorry includes some of the work that 's been undertaken by the University of Reading , erm and er David Lock Associates , on erm er new town research , and this this is due to be published by H M S O shortly , it 's unfortunate that it was n't available in time for this E I P , but I think erm , if you 'll bear with me , I will read out the quote that I put in four point one nine , because I feel that it is useful on this question of of size , we concluded that if you are interested in environmental impact , energy conser consumption , and sustainability , new settlements have to reach a certain size to be worthwhile , it 's parallel to the old arguments that used to take place around self containment in new towns , we found that new settlements of much less than five thousand houses , that 's about fourteen thousand people are not really worthwhile because if they are smaller than that you are simply putting a housing estate in the countryside , a phrase that that has already been put round this morning , it appears that the best minimum for a new settlement , the best minimum , is about ten thousand houses , that 's that 's twenty five thousand people , which as it happens is about the size of the original garden cities . |
28 | They can give no time for this appointment . |
29 | We will be reporting back in a few weeks ' time about this case and whether we have achieved a lasting and muzzle-free peace treaty between the battling Yorkies ! |
30 | Cos the other thing I was gon na do was to go into Lloyds , I must do that some time about this interest on that account cos I reckon it 's very low |