Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They made another turn , and another , bringing them in a short time to Southwark Bridge . |
| 2 | Many are offered in garden centres and shops , loose or prepacked , from February onwards , but care must be taken to plant them at the right time or thy may fail . |
| 3 | Mind you can always say to you caught me at a bad time , you say , it 's supposed to have appointment only , but just say , can you , is there any chance of you coming back . |
| 4 | Physical activity and natural light Light exercise and brisk walks taken at your accustomed time by the new local time will help to adjust you to the new time zone and to make you feel ready for sleep at bedtime . |
| 5 | ‘ Oh — have I caught you at a bad time , dear ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 7 | ‘ I helped her through a bad time , you see . |
| 8 | It was a nice face and , other things being equal , she would have responded to that first , she had been wanting to get to know him for a long time . |
| 9 | I am pleased to have the opportunity to raise this subject which has interested me for a long time . |
| 10 | Your father , and Elizabeth and the others , are very worried about you , because you have not visited them for a long time . |
| 11 | Well you snip them at the growing time . |
| 12 | You have n't seen me since the bad time with the lawyers . ’ |
| 13 | Have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 14 | ‘ You do n't get over disliking someone simply because you have n't seen them for a long time . ’ |
| 15 | Well say hello to them for us cos we have n't seen them for a long time . |
| 16 | Lock your door , set whatever device will rouse you at a definite time ( cooking-timer , flashing alarm clock , vibrator ) — set it to go off in eight minutes . |
| 17 | Have n't seen you for a long time have you ? |
| 18 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 19 | ‘ I have n't seen you in a long time . ’ |
| 20 | I have n't seen you in a long time . |
| 21 | He studied her for a long time , then reached out and touched a wet strand of her hair . |
| 22 | catch him at the right time . |
| 23 | It was when I had n't seen him for a long time and I was all wound up . |
| 24 | His crooked smile was very much in evidence and Matey could have told her that since her arrival Dr Neil had been happier than she had seen him for a long time — there had been fewer backslidings towards the ‘ nasty whisky ’ since McAllister had appeared in his life to provide him with such rich amusement . |
| 25 | The big fella is more keyed up than I 've seen him for a long time and he is channelling all his energies into one final world cup fling . |
| 26 | She would have liked to take the girl in her arms and hold her for a long time . |
| 27 | Oh here 's another dog I think oh it 's Judy 's , not it 's not hello , have n't seen you for a long time , hello , have n't seen her for a long time , morning , good morning oh she 's a sweetie is n't she ? forgotten her name come and say hello , I have n't seen you for ages , so him once on the , good morning . |
| 28 | I have just done it for the only time in the 23,400,000 minutes of my life so far , and I doubt if I 'll do it again , so call these odds one in 25 million . |
| 29 | I 've suspected it for a long time , but now it 's absolutely dear ! |
| 30 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |