Example sentences of "[adj] time [Wh adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The visitors had two players sent off by referee Ian Ollerton for midfield incidents but were already losing 38–10 at three-quarter time when forwards Steve McCurrie and Harvey Howard were dismissed . |
| 2 | It 's one to leave to half time when we 've got a bit more time to er examine the incident perhaps . |
| 3 | It was 3–0 seconds before half time when Mooney sent Simon Thompson through the middle and after being forced wide by Alan Kamara still managed to beat Bracey from 15 yards . |
| 4 | Despite a let off five minutes after half time when Farrell missed a penalty , awarded for Kevan Smith 's hand ball , Darlington went further behind in the 52nd minute . |
| 5 | But they made no mistake on the stroke of half time when Stevenson pounced on an Elliott pass to crack the ball through a ruck of bodies after Wrexham failed to clear a free kick . |
| 6 | Even though initially I thought , cor all this time where are we going to find it from ? |
| 7 | Ours was now a multiple reality and our structural ambivalence can be illustrated by one example when one of the squad created a blazer badge in heraldic style ( although we could never have been seen in a blazer at this time when faded denim was the order of the day ) . |
| 8 | At this time when youth is most exultant , this poetry is thumbed night and day ; a page is opened at random , as Virgil used to be , for a word big with fate . |
| 9 | She will not like me to refer to this time when she is better , Dorothea thought , she will avoid my company and we will only wish one another the most formal good morning . |
| 10 | A rival distraction was needed to the pagan festival at this time when presents were exchanged and much liquor consumed . |
| 11 | But perhaps more important , at this time when the infancy of our species must end , we have an astronaut 's view of Earth rise above the horizon of the Moon to teach us that we live on a tiny island in a vast ocean of energy , space and time . |
| 12 | But this time when I go back I mean to stay and die there , because , let me tell you ’ — she wagged her finger first at the Colonel and then at Reginald — ‘ there 's a time coming when there 'll be no France and very little England , or any place else . ’ |
| 13 | This time when he raised his hands they were quiet at once , no doubt expecting another ditty , but instead , Bobby took his chance . |
| 14 | And this time when you take my hand |
| 15 | Keith takes this further : ‘ We were a little limited when we were recording the guitars , limited by the size of the room and the fact that some of the gear was n't working properly , so obstructive forces were at work and this is where compromise comes in ; you 're spending all this time when you know it could be a lot better . ’ |
| 16 | During an Ad Limina address to Bishops in March 1992 , Pope John Paul II said , ‘ The National Board of Catholic Women can be of particular help at this time when the role of women in society and in the Church is undergoing such a radical questioning and transformation . |
| 17 | At this time when women could not hold property after they married , typically daughters were left trust funds which would provide them with an income , while sons received land , property and liquid assets ( Davidoff and Hall , 1987 , pp. 205–7 ) . |
| 18 | Three pairs of oyster-catchers were sighted around the main region and a total of 13 common sandpipers and a flight of 18 turnstones , most colourful birds and on passage at this time when they occur regularly at Abberton . |
| 19 | This time when he came back in to see her , the air was darkest around his form , but when he grinned over the noise of the men in the room behind the door — a woman 's laugh punctured the air beyond — and he sat down peaceably at the foot of her bed , the blue paled to a translucence like a robin 's egg . |
| 20 | However , at this time when there is an increasing desire among young people to move away , the traditional tenure of first resort , the privately rented sector , has been declining rapidly from 61 per cent of the total in 1947 to 10 per cent in the mid-1980s ( Donnison 1967 , Table 10 ; Social Trends 18 , 1988 , p. 132 ) . |
| 21 | He smoothed her hair back and held it and kissed her , tenderly , then harder , and this time when his mouth opened into hers she did n't pull away . |
| 22 | Another trooper fell out of line , and this time when he got a hand to the wooden rail at the side of the bridge he collapsed across it . |
| 23 | This time when he slid the door back , she moved towards him , as if expecting him to let her pass , beginning to tell him about the incident at the Dragon Cloud , the wicker basket of leftovers from the teahouse held out before her . |
| 24 | This time when he kissed me , his mouth stayed on mine , and I opened my lips a little , and so did he , and I could taste him in my mouth . |
| 25 | This time when she looked up he was watching her . |
| 26 | ‘ Maybe it was practising , ’ Jenna said shortly , and this time when she walked off he let her go . |
| 27 | This time when the firing stopped , he stuck the shotgun round the door with his right hand and pulled the trigger . |
| 28 | This time when he opened his eyes her face was turned towards him . |
| 29 | She impaled it through the ribs a second time and the point took and held , and this time when she jerked the Scarag to the side it came with her , clutching at the killing wood . |
| 30 | But this time when he saw Orton — a man who was constantly telling Ken to enjoy himself sexually before it was too late and to stop feeling guilty about it — he was worse than usual . |