Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [pron] [vb past] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in 1975 Bernard himself recognized the time was not right to buy a yacht . |
| 2 | Over a period of two weeks they noted the time she went to bed each night and calculated an average ‘ time late ’ . |
| 3 | Pouring out of thanks for the young Timothy who spent the time in prayer if you wish to say a short simple prayer of thanks do so end it thank you God and we 'll all join in thank you God . |
| 4 | A grid of reference wires in front of the rotating map presented the hours , and as the solar image passed each wire it indicated the time as well as any sundial could . |
| 5 | Looking back on that visit , as I sometimes do , I find it difficult to reconcile the warm , charming and amusing hostess who spared the time to entertain us that day with the latter-day basso profundo screecher of the House of Commons and the earnest , ingratiating gusher of numerous television interviews ( performances which make me dream wistfully of the old saw , ‘ In the ideal society politics should be as unobtrusive as drains ’ ) . |