Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We 'd only had it a short time but it was very tame and friendly . |
| 2 | Mr Rochester was in such a hurry that he only allowed me a short time to put on my wedding dress and veil . |
| 3 | meant to be moving onto the tenth and eleventh floor it only takes them a short time to save time on that or , or cut down on your labour as usual . |
| 4 | ‘ The authorities have only allowed me a little time with you . |
| 5 | She had just pressed it a second time when she heard a faint voice above the High Street traffic . |
| 6 | I remembered Sopworth saying how the cat had no sense of territory , how he 'd only just caught it the first time it escaped , racing north along the A2 . |
| 7 | But he has been very loving this summer and much cast down by the failure of the Italian cause and I will not grudge him a livelier time of it in Rome . |
| 8 | ‘ Just give me a little time to take it in . ’ |
| 9 | Why not join them the next time your barometer begins to fall rapidly ? |
| 10 | He did not hear her the first time , she had to repeat what she said . |
| 11 | It just took us a long time . ’ |
| 12 | We always give her a hard time . |
| 13 | But I still enjoyed it the second time . |
| 14 | Celia felt that Dr Shalcross was probably thinking what a dismal time she must have had . |
| 15 | I rather think that the RN instructors on my course must have suffered at the hands of the Customs on returning from a foreign tour as they really gave us a hard time . |
| 16 | I said to her if she did n't make it the first time , let her lend you my hammer she said do n't you talk like that and do n't you let e Geoff hear you ! |
| 17 | They wo n't catch me a second time . |
| 18 | The dog is commanded to sit and if he does n't do it the first time , he is pushed gently into position . |
| 19 | Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged . |
| 21 | ‘ He did n't like me the last time around . |
| 22 | He really did n't like it the first time we played it , so he tried spoiling it . |
| 23 | I did n't believe it the first time either . ’ |
| 24 | I could n't face it a second time . |
| 25 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
| 26 | Well ask him the next time you see him . |
| 27 | ‘ If they would n't tell us the first time , why should they do so now ? ’ |
| 28 | And he said , it 's most unlike me , as you probably know , but he said I could n't tell you the last time I had time off work , but he said , I have n't been into the office since th cos I 've been feeling really bad ! |
| 29 | She had n't rejected him the first time , though , just evaded a decision , wanting him to strengthen it somehow . |
| 30 | As she scrambled around and tried to stay level , she watched for Josie 's return with the thought that , when she finally arrived , she 'd damn well see what a tough time Lucy had been having . |