Example sentences of "[pron] [be] [verb] time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man is a rogue , he stole from his own firm and now that he is serving time in Swansea Prison , I could never allow him near you , let alone marry you . ’ |
| 2 | He 's doing time in Whitely as well . |
| 3 | It was taking time for Britain to recover from the First World War . |
| 4 | He was doing time for debt , as I recall . |
| 5 | He abused his inheritance , behaved extravagantly , and nearly got his comeuppance from the weasels — a violent proletariat who squatted in his house while he was doing time for car theft . |