Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [adj] of the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We want it done two twelfths of the time . |
| 2 | You know when I talk to friends they tell me that despite all my big race wins I have still been virtually ignored by the public who seem unaware most of the time that I am around . |
| 3 | So he stays dry most of the time now . |
| 4 | If the problem becomes acute — that is , you feel inadequate most of the time — then it is best to seek professional advice . |
| 5 | With the second , the pregnancy was miserable and I felt ill most of the time . |
| 6 | ‘ But as for now , sir , we can proceed with our investigations without taking any more of the time of either of you two gentlemen , for the present . ’ |
| 7 | Muggeridge once again assumed that aggrieved air , which was easy enough for him , because he felt aggrieved much of the time . |
| 8 | Now we cross to the other side of the no go area but turning is called tacking , and so to make ground for wind width we have to go in a series of zig-zags , each time turning for about ninety degrees and see that the sail is kept full most of the time only flapping momentarily as the boat turns directly through the eye of the wind . |