Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun pl] [verb] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The often-heard statement that Hitler and Mussolini made the trains run on time can be seen — in this context — as a profoundly political one . |
| 2 | Mussolini , he reflected , was reputed to have made the trains run on time if nothing else , and he wondered if it might not be a good idea to offer him a job controlling Britain 's network . |
| 3 | As far as mental state is concerned we first examined the OBS score over time of all dementia sufferers not admitted straight away to long-term institutional care . |
| 4 | Being in a position of absolute power , Mussolini did every thing he could to ensure his continuing popularity by constructing autostrade , electrifying railways and making the trains run on time , as well as by such elaborate schemes as draining the Ponrine Marshes , previously infested by malarial mosquitoes , and reclaiming them for agriculture . |
| 5 | It is a popular story that the Fascists did at least get the trains to run on time , and had that been all things might have turned out for the better , but the Duce also evolved the theory of Italia Irredenta , ‘ Unrecovered Italy ’ . |
| 6 | So the first problem facing any study of land use is the paucity of good and compatible data , for as the upper section of Table 8.2 shows , there can be considerable variations between different estimates , although the data do provide broad answers to the main points of interest defined by Peters ( 1970 ) namely : How much land is there ? how is it distributed between the major land uses ? and how have the allocations changed over time ( and space ) ? |
| 7 | One regular passenger said : ‘ Her presence seems to be the only thing that makes the trains run on time . ’ |
| 8 | All that was fine and good , but in the end it 's not enough to have someone who makes the trains run on time . |