Example sentences of "[noun pl] as time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tears dried on her cheeks as time went by and she still stared , impotent , at the unforgiving spinach . |
| 2 | The Titfords , as we know only too well , were very far from being rich and powerful tycoons ; nevertheless , the trend we have just outlined was at work in a much more modest way even in their fortunes as time went by . |
| 3 | Being undersold out there in Jamaica was to be only one of William Charles 's problems as time went by : after a period of increasing success as a linen draper and mercer , he was eventually beset by financial problems , occasioning a move northwards from Bishopsgate to Finsbury Place , Finsbury Square ( on the corner of Chiswell Street ) , together with a reproof from William Jowett , who lost no time in admonishing his cousin in a letter to Richard Titford from Jamaica , dated 28 April 1806 : |
| 4 | You will find out about these things as time goes on . |
| 5 | Todd addresses such things as time management . |
| 6 | Still , some feminists believe that the article , just by raising the question , could be as devastating to feminists as Time 's infamous 1969 ‘ Is God Dead ? ’ cover story was to the clergy . |
| 7 | Although it is easy to dismiss meetings as time wasters , the above indicates why you should take them seriously . |
| 8 | Because of the flying buttress system , it became possible to construct thinner walls as time passed instead of increasing the thickness to offset the large windows and higher vaults . |