Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pat had been attending my classes for a long time — years in fact . |
| 2 | It 'd be easier if we met my troops for the first time at the concert , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I washed my billycans for the first time since Reggane , and cleaned the kit and groundsheet with disinfectant . |
| 4 | The fact that hippies were so violently apolitical inspired a lot of my polemics for a long time on Oz . |
| 5 | This is a game I invented to allow me to get some exercise and amuse my children at the same time . |
| 6 | My arms ached to go round him , but I kept them rigidly at my sides for a long time , punishing him for what he 'd done to me earlier . |
| 7 | You have n't been out of my thoughts since the last time we made love . |
| 8 | However , Muslim ex-singer Stevens , now Yusuf Islam 's reaction was anything but angry : ‘ I 've been trying to get record companies to stop selling my records for a long time . |
| 9 | ‘ Fisher ’ , he said , ‘ was my headmaster and he has known ail my deficiencies for a long time . ’ |
| 10 | I think the government should slow down on all its activities at the present time and concentrate on getting the economy right , and everything else put on the back burner . |
| 11 | ‘ If we discover the SDLP and Alliance Party requested their meetings at the same time or later , there will be one major political row , ’ he said . |
| 12 | Such are the rigours of their adulthood ( working in bons , never eating till 11pm ) that many Hoorays remember their schooldays as the happiest time of their lives ; their schoolfriends are those they feel most at ease with , even if at the time they could n't stand them . |
| 13 | The trend towards milder winters is beginning to concern horticulturists. many trees need lengthy cold spells if they are to open their buds at the right time in spring , and research on the Continent confirms that apple trees will be confused by the changing climate . |
| 14 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 15 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 16 | It would be really rather nice , she thought as she picked up her cases for the fiftieth time that day , if they could all stay together , though it was hardly likely . |
| 17 | He managed to convey some contempt for the TAS and its operations at the same time . |
| 18 | When the indicator board clacked out the information BAGGAGE IN HALL against their flight , a circle of bell-ringers in my stomach all heaved on their ropes at the same time , and the terrible clangour they set off in my skull could only be stilled by a couple of stiff ones at the bar . |
| 19 | In every production there comes an awkward jerky stage when the cast abandon their books for the first time , but for The Hooded Owl it seemed to be going on longer than usual . |
| 20 | Like Hornblower , whose temperament was delighting readers with its contradictions at the same time as that of the Quinn adventures , Septimus has adopted certain measures of what could be called self-defence . |
| 21 | Barry Stewart , defending , said Watson and Paul Cocker had had the offences hanging over their heads for a long time , adding : ‘ It was Darren Cocker 's godfather who was the tragic victim of crime . ’ |
| 22 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 23 | The Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge asked him to report on the work of its schools at the same time . |
| 24 | Nicandra shrank away — she was not at all courageous about horses , especially when they were fidgeting threateningly and blowing out through their noses at the same time . |
| 25 | Instead , the revamp has brought glassy-eyed , barely post-pubescent new presenters , who can grin , nod and say their lines at the same time . |
| 26 | For many , the thought of leaving their parents for the first time left them subdued . |
| 27 | The almost wordless scene in which Ma Joad , packing her belongings for the last time , comes across a pair of old earrings and tries them on , recalling some long forgotten happiness , is as touching as anything he ever directed . |
| 28 | To make the country even more civilized the railways were embarking on building great hotels by their stations for the first time . |
| 29 | To keep market share , IBM has just cut prices on its PCs for the third time this year . |
| 30 | In the Third World new nations were flexing their muscles for the first time . |