Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] [pers pn] [det] the time " in BNC.

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1 The Ramblers ' Association would get more progress if they worked with us all the time .
2 ‘ The workmen were always very pleasant and chatted to us all the time .
3 My aunt and my mother were particularly fond of him , and when he had a stomach upset they fussed over him all the time , preparing special bland food for him , making him swallow Milk of Magnesia and advising him not to drink too much Christmas sherry .
4 He worried about her all the time , he was even jealous of Hepzibah because she was looking after her and he was n't !
5 " I was always that frightened , " she says , " he screamed at me all the time and the kids .
6 They laughed at me all the time , I do n't know why ; I suppose they thought I was immature .
7 They spoke to her all the time , nudged her to help her mother , helped her to notice things and get them done before she was asked .
8 And they 've got an Inspector and Sargeant seconded to them all the time , and a highly paid civilian and other civilian staff
9 When the other students discovered that he was a Christian they picked on him all the time , frequently ruining his work .
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