Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She talked to friends , not only about the happy times they 'd had together but the inevitable disappointments . |
| 2 | He said , just at the right time he decided that he ca n't get bath any more . |
| 3 | He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there . |
| 4 | Even in the little time she had had since yesterday ( and she had sent out at once for gossip papers . |
| 5 | ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here . |
| 6 | It was almost a relief to discover that even in the short time she had been on board ship she was already beginning to acquire a golden tan . |
| 7 | Until recent years the general rule has been to require the consent of a parent or guardian for an operation or an anaesthetic on a person of under 21 , but increasingly at the present time it is becoming customary to accept the consent of minors aged 16 and over . |
| 8 | So the men had to be there at the right time you had t ? |