Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] the time [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is of little use to remember the answer to an examination question as you leave the room , or to say later with head in hands , " But I knew it so well " , surprised at your ability to remember it now but your inability to recall it at the time when you most needed it . |
| 2 | No cos I did n't have it at the time when I did that . |
| 3 | ‘ Keep it to remind you of the time when Eddie 's little sister was n't good enough for you ! ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , no , she 's going to tell me about the time when she arrived at King ‘ s Cross station , pregnant , with a wage-packet in her pocket and no home . ’ |
| 5 | Uncle used to tell me about the time when the primitive Methodists and the Wesley Methodists were joining up . |
| 6 | After the events of chapter 26 he brings us to the time when Isaac is nearing death , and to the point when the blessing of the eldest son must be given . |