verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
time
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This law states that the number of atoms of a radioactive element is halved after a given amount of time has elapsed .
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Respondents were asked how much time elapsed between their initial examination by a triage nurse and treatment by an emergency doctor.
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He remarks that when the state of our minds does not appear to change we do not notice that time has elapsed .
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No dust has settled on that robe; no time has elapsed since that divinity was revealed.
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Captions on the screen can give brief information about what went on in the missing bits and how much time has elapsed .
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One and a half aeons is about the time that elapsed between the origin of the Earth and the first bacteria-like fossils.
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But in practice a certain period of time may elapse before the authorities are able to recognize that a problem exists.
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Therefore some time must elapse before a unit's identity is fixed.
years
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Asthings stand at the moment, 70 years have to elapse before they can be inspected.
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Even if six or seven or eight years elapsed , her sleeping passengers would never know the difference.
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A further twenty-three laborious years were to elapse before official recognition of his services to Britain was given.
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Thucydides fixed the beginning of the war and dated subsequent events by counting how many years had elapsed from the start.
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But in some cases two years had elapsed without the money being refunded by him.
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A further twenty-seven years were to elapse before the railway reached its ultimate terminus at the Kyle of Lochalsh.
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Many years were to elapse before I saw it again.
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So, a new house will need a thorough inspection before two years have elapsed and a structural survey before ten years.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A surprisingly long time had elapsed between the discovery of the body and the arrival of the police.
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It seems remarkable that nearly thirty years has elapsed since there was a major museum exhibition in the city.
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More than five years have elapsed since the kidnapping.
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Nine years elapsed before he produced his eighth symphony.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As soon as the 15 seconds' rest has elapsed, you must start the next exercise.
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By the time the last picture had been shot, three-quarters of an hour had elapsed.
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Even if six or seven or eight years elapsed, her sleeping passengers would never know the difference.
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He is silent until 6 rounds have elapsed.
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No dust has settled on that robe; no time has elapsed since that divinity was revealed.
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Patients could be retreated if more than 4 weeks had elapsed since the initial treatment.
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They were also asked how much total waiting time elapsed between triage and departure from the emergency room.
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This law states that the number of atoms of a radioactive element is halved after a given amount of time has elapsed.