Example sentences of "[vb past] [prep] the [noun] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ God it was awful , ’ he said , and made them laugh and accept what he said , and Barnett never asked for the certificate this time . |
| 2 | When my master 's wife came into the room some time later , I showed her how I had killed the rat . |
| 3 | The sounds came from the left this time and were much nearer . |
| 4 | I came to the school some time ago to investigate the giant eel and got lost . |
| 5 | Annie threw her spoon away again , it landed on the floor this time . |
| 6 | They met on the Embankment this time , Alexander Rokovssky and the gentleman known as a diplomatic courier . |
| 7 | I saw from the papers some time back that you were acting again ; I 've followed every turn of your fortunes , I can tell yer . |
| 8 | CATHERINE It was because of her I went to the head that time at the school . |
| 9 | I went on the game this time and earned a bit of money there , and I did chequebooks and cards . |
| 10 | When the two of them appeared in the doorway some time later , several of the men shuffled along to make a welcoming space by the fire . |
| 11 | I thought we wrote off the Foxbat some time ago . |
| 12 | As the Attorney-General explained to the House some time ago , the law is not suspended and local authorities , who have the primary duty of enforcing the law , should decide their own course of action . |