Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] the time [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Isabel can include in the time she spends with him developing his skills for a propensity for being slightly more economic in his travel and hospitality arrangements , I guess we 'd be even more pleased . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't know at the time it had been in the Quakers boardroom but it was a good , handmade , solid oak table and I got it for a reasonable price , ’ he said . |
| 3 | I did not know at the time who had commissioned the poll , but I learned afterwards that it was the Conservative party . |
| 4 | was I gave my mum a lift because I , and d' ya know by the time he gets better |
| 5 | The question was and always will be , what shall we do with the time we have saved ? |
| 6 | There followed as fierce and nasty a little campaign as I can remember in the time I spent with the health service . |
| 7 | ‘ I like a woman who can keep to the time I give her , ’ Roman said as she came into their sitting-room . |
| 8 | How long did it take from the time you started what was going to be the quick , silent operation until you finished and got in ? |
| 9 | I also thinking about what we 're going to do is we would end up sounding like a Foster and Allen song anyway you know not deliberately but I think you know by the time we 'd have have by the time we do the way we 'd be able to do it it would sound like Foster and Allen . |
| 10 | Attitudes amongst Oxfordshire teachers towards SSE as a general notion are for the most part moderately positive , but towards the LEA scheme moderately negative , particularly so with regard to the time it takes . |
| 11 | ‘ I did n't realise at the time what had happened . |
| 12 | Drinking with meals the correct way can actually be ‘ slimming ’ , in that it can helpfully add to the time it takes to consume high-fibre meals . |
| 13 | They are to help pay for something you need but can not afford at the time you need it . |
| 14 | I could hardly breathe by the time I got there ; my chest felt as if it was bursting and my throat was clenched tight and my legs were quivering again . |
| 15 | Mm it 'll be about five to half past when he leaves I should think by the time he 's cleared up . |
| 16 | The wreaths sold well , fetching prices over three pounds each , a figure that will double by the time they reach the shops . |