Example sentences of "[noun pl] the whole time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sadly , the spirit of 1992 had not reached the denizens of Elveden Forest ; not one single person played boules the whole time I was there . |
| 2 | Rain objected that if that were the case publishers would be getting authors involved in sordid court cases the whole time . |
| 3 | Rather an odd place to camp , having to keep your eye on the tides the whole time . ’ |
| 4 | But we 're not in each other 's pockets the whole time . |
| 5 | I guess it made a stimulating change for him not to be surrounded by fawners and flatterers the whole time . |
| 6 | He is not over fond of strangers , but he will allow people into the house , although he monitors their movements the whole time . ’ |
| 7 | We were on our feet the whole time . |
| 8 | Finally when molecular motion increases to a sufficiently high level , all the chains behave like weak springs the whole time . |
| 9 | She stands squarely with her hands on her hips the whole time , beaming at Crilly and remarking often upon the colour of the sky . |
| 10 | He 'll be on tenterhooks the whole time , and muttering to the parents things like : ‘ A true eccentric , our Mr McWhirter , but a very fine scholar in his field . ’ ’ |
| 11 | Of course , Dorcas thought , as a scientist and rational thinking nome I know we were n't really intended to live under floorboards the whole time . |
| 12 | I could not in the court of law swear that you had been under my observations the whole time we were making the ascent . ’ |
| 13 | Our own bulk chemical businesses vary between some which are very good , because most of the competition has abandoned the field , and some which are very bad , because they are in areas which are attracting new entrants the whole time , and moreover , new entrants who are seeking to compete in either a slow-growing or non-growing market . |
| 14 | That 's why she cuddles my children the whole time — she 's trying to say I lack warmth . ’ |
| 15 | Cooped up in the house like that — stinks of babies the whole time . |
| 16 | ‘ And these fellers used to go to sea like that ; and in these boats they were gone ten and twelve weeks , and they slept in little bunks , and they never changed their clothes the whole time . |
| 17 | ‘ I read somewhere of how Steve McQueen had been on drugs the whole time we were shooting Bullitt . |