Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a [noun sg] [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | But if , instead of jumping you walked , one step at a time , and were given one small coin as a reward every time you happened to take a step in the right direction , you would reach the scorpion in a very short time . |
2 | To report from the front , there is now a gadget that can be fitted to your refrigerator that makes a noise like a pig every time the door is opened . |
3 | The publican had looked at her several times as she offered little posies of limp flowers to customers for a penny a time . |
4 | Or the need to race to the phone like a lunatic every time it rings ( for someone else ) and to blame your mother because you were at the pub when he did phone . |
5 | But I know from personal experience that gardens can get a bit messy — you ca n't take a dog for a walk every time it wants to ‘ go ’ , even with the best will in the world . |
6 | ‘ I come twice a week at a pound a time , so that 's thirteen , say , and then there 's all the times I 've come with me cans . |
7 | As soon as you start applying a tourniquet then write on your arm or leg with a pen the time that applications started . |
8 | Obviously there are no simple solutions to a difficult relationship with a demanding parent , but it can often be kept ticking over on a mixture of kindness and firmness and a refusal on your part to come out of your corner for a fight every time she chooses to ring the bell . |
9 | There 's a little old rhyme about sowing crops which accepts that you ca n't expect the maximum potential from a crop every time — you 've got to allow something for the other occupants of the land and it goes : |