Example sentences of "[vb infin] [pers pn] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | Lock your door , set whatever device will rouse you at a definite time ( cooking-timer , flashing alarm clock , vibrator ) — set it to go off in eight minutes . |
2 | I discovered he was teething — the sucking made his gums sore so he could only do it for a short time . |
3 | to grow things you 've got ta do it at a specific time if you 're gon na wan na plan |
4 | You will take one of these blocks you will wet it for a certain time and you |
5 | She was still searching for the right words to describe how she felt when he suddenly got up and went to meet more guests , and she did n't see him for a long time . |
6 | I did n't want Mary to go because I thought I would n't see her for a long time , and I ran over to her and pleaded . |
7 | ‘ From what you 've told me , I do n't think we 'll see her for a long time unless your Mr Wyatt finds them , and while he thinks you are Dana he wo n't be looking very hard , will he ? ’ |
8 | Mere faith in an idea can only sustain it for a limited time especially when others are required to act upon that faith . |
9 | Though the supplier has no guarantee of the business , it has an advantage and , once it has the business , the firm can be fairly sure it will keep it for a long time . |
10 | And that should see us through the difficult times . ’ |
11 | ‘ I left a letter with my solicitor , to be opened by him if I do n't reclaim it within a certain time . ’ |
12 | She was on about general conversation , you should have it on the whole time . |
13 | These will protect you for a short time against tetanus . |
14 | Did n't Celia tell you about the awful time she had giving birth to Donna ? ’ |
15 | And if someone writes in another language , you wo n't get it for a long time . |
16 | Where they come into their own , is let's say that you wanted to phone me in July because my wedding anniversary is in July , you could turn to the back of the July calendar card , write down call Ricky Elliot on the seventh , because it 's his wedding anniversary , erm , and write down my , my telephone number and then distressing though I find this idea , you could forget the whole thing , confident in the knowledge that the system will remind you at the appropriate time as to what action you should take . |
17 | It does n't hit you for a long time what you have achieved . |
18 | But despite that , Gloucestershire County Council still ca n't find another school that will accept him as a full time student . |