Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] the [noun] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ God it was awful , ’ he said , and made them laugh and accept what he said , and Barnett never asked for the certificate this time . |
| 2 | The TV western seemed to fade into the sunset some time in the mid-1970s , victim of a narcissistic age that preferred to look at prosperous , smart-alecky or violent images of itself ( Dallas , Cheers , Miami Vice ) . |
| 3 | Peter gave him a key to come in the flat any time , you know , of course he did did n't he , he was |
| 4 | Just 2 mallard ducks ; an adult male and female were caught in the decoy this time . |
| 5 | When my master 's wife came into the room some time later , I showed her how I had killed the rat . |
| 6 | The sounds came from the left this time and were much nearer . |
| 7 | I came to the school some time ago to investigate the giant eel and got lost . |
| 8 | Payment is made at the hospital each time you visit . |
| 9 | Mrs Kemp and her solicitor were refused access to that meeting , and were only told of the outcome some time later . |
| 10 | The main difficulty was that the tinfoil had to be wrapped round the drum each time it was loaded , and it was almost impossible to replace accurately . |
| 11 | ‘ Tong Chou , ’ he said , using the pseudonym he had used in the Plantation that time ; knowing that if they checked the records they would find an entry there under that name and a face to match his face . |
| 12 | The row over Digital Equipment Corp 's decision to end manufacturing in Galway and try to find a new tenant to take over the manufacturing plant — which DEC owns , will not die down , and now the European Commission is to investigate Irish allegations that the UK government lured DEC into keeping its Ayr plant open at the expense of Galway : Commerce & Technology Minister Seamus Brennan , in Brussels for a meeting of European Community industry ministers , said Dublin had asked Competition Commissioner Karel van Miert to probe media reports that DEC had been offered inducements to keep the Ayr plant open — but no-one seems to have said just what these alleged inducements are ; the UK government on Friday denied the allegations , saying any assistance it might or might not have given would have been fully in accordance with Community rules , and invited Community auditors to ‘ come and look at the books any time ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ Begin at the beginning this time , and maybe we 'll get some sense out of you . ’ |
| 14 | It must have fallen into the trap some time ago . |
| 15 | Oh there are no , you know with the gaff this time , a lot of work like during the week and that and we 've tightened up quite a bit and tried to you know , get ourselves organised . |
| 16 | Annie threw her spoon away again , it landed on the floor this time . |
| 17 | It was a wild , dangerous wind , blowing from the south this time . |
| 18 | The news was welcomed by members of Darlington Health Authority which has now reversed a trend , after having some of the fastest growing waiting lists in the region this time last year . |
| 19 | So crazed were we becoming that I was sure that even at that distance we could spot the fiendish grin he directed at Sinar Surya floundering on the horizon each time he passed ! |
| 20 | They met on the Embankment this time , Alexander Rokovssky and the gentleman known as a diplomatic courier . |
| 21 | Here Lucy was lifted up , and allowed to measure her own corn , using a round wooden pottle measure filled to the brim each time and carefully smoothed off . |
| 22 | But you mean go during the week some time ? |
| 23 | We 've got ta pay for the coach this time have n't we , or something ? |
| 24 | We got ta pay for the coach this time though have n't we ? |
| 25 | to go for go for the C each time cos there are n't many that start with a K. |
| 26 | Anyone dropping into the church any time , any day , during the sorting period would have been sure to find at least 10 people working ( ‘ sustained solely by lemon barley water ’ ) . |
| 27 | I saw from the papers some time back that you were acting again ; I 've followed every turn of your fortunes , I can tell yer . |
| 28 | CATHERINE It was because of her I went to the head that time at the school . |
| 29 | I went on the game this time and earned a bit of money there , and I did chequebooks and cards . |
| 30 | We did n't go on the motorbike that time , since Darlington was rather a long way and the general unreliability of the machine argued against using it . |