Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [adv] [adv] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He made the mistake of following the thread of foaming water with his eyes , and jerked himself back just in time . |
| 2 | First Richard Blake had taken advantage of her innocence , seducing her into a youthful infatuation from which she had managed to free herself only just in time . |
| 3 | I 've often thought myself ’ Brassard hovered on the brink of a confidence but pulled himself back just in time . |
| 4 | SIR — As the Labour Party can not be trusted to display the red rose without it withering , may we have it back again in time for St George 's Day , April 23 , so that it may be proudly worn again by loyal Englishmen . |
| 5 | The word trembled on the tip of her tongue , but she choked it back just in time . |
| 6 | This was accepted as advisable — even though , if the Regent and his army were still at Edinburgh , it would demand every effort to get them down here in time . |
| 7 | Our analysis includes the geographical area covered by Gardner et al but follows it too closely in time to provide data to test their findings ; only cases 12–14 in table III ( one non-Hodgkin lymphoma , one leukaemia , one Hodgkin 's disease ) were diagnosed after the period covered by the Gardner study and moreover all three were conceived before the parents moved to Seascale . |
| 8 | If the parents and their witnesses had to travel to the Scottish mainland , this would involve them not only in time away they could n't spare , but also travelling and accommodation expenses . |
| 9 | Apply the principles : check it out ahead of time and put yourself in the other person 's place . |