Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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1 | Basically , the head teacher must consider it inappropriate for the time being for the pupil to follow the National Curriculum and that either ( 1 ) circumstances giving rise to that opinion are likely to change within six months or ( 2 ) that the pupil may have special educational needs requiring modification of the National Curriculum and temporary exception is necessary while those needs are assessed . |
2 | Never mind , we 'll have it clean by the time the pie 's ready . ’ |
3 | I thought it odd at the time that he should feel so at home there . ’ |
4 | I w I I personally er made it clear at the time when they changed the rules er er fairly recently , that I did n't think they should . |
5 | I hope to get it right by the time the Olympics come round , ’ she said . |
6 | We talked a lot , laughed a lot , drank a lot — another round in the warming game of friendship that left me happy at the time , and aching afterwards as I contemplated the lonely bed . |
7 | Er anyway the that was the cook 's job and that was my job , I used to sort of go across and fetch this tea and have it ready by the time the men gave up work at nine o'clock . |