Example sentences of "[noun sg] in the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
| 2 | She moved away from him and went over to the couch she had taken her ease in the last time she 'd been in this room . |
| 3 | ‘ I have n't spoken more than half a dozen words to your wife in the whole time you and I have been working together , ’ protested Matt . |
| 4 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 5 | Nevertheless he dismissed the residents ' protests as mere ‘ inconveniences ’ and insisted ‘ The closure of our Cork plant is in no way a reflection on our workforce , on the IDA , nor the Irish government which extended all possible facilities to our corporation in the difficult times we experienced . |
| 6 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |
| 7 | The money is automatically taken out of your current account in the same time it takes to clear a cheque , roughly three days . |
| 8 | ‘ I am sure one of them attached this little blighter to your TV set in the short time you were showing me in . |