Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [adj] time [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although Luke translated the whole time for her , she felt desperately isolated and sick with longing for Ricky . |
| 2 | The visitors ' early grip in midfield assured a testing time of it for the home defence , and they ought to have secured a greater half-time advantage than that supplied them by Mixu Paatelainen 's glorious second-minute header . |
| 3 | A month seemed a long time to him too . |
| 4 | I 'll get a I got a new time for my er twenty five sprint which was sixteen forty four in one length . |
| 5 | Annette spent the intervening time with her son who had been made as comfortable as possible and she told him that she would stay with him until he went for the operation and would then go home but would return first thing in the morning . |
| 6 | He spent a long time with her , talking , and making her feel better when she was crying and that .. |
| 7 | It would have been inconsiderate , and the possibility was not discussed , although Groa , moving from hall to hall with her husband , took the chance to pack a few extra boxes with thick clothes and blankets , and spent a little time during her last call at Orphir studying the crucifix Bishop Jon had pinned over her bed and wondering whether or not it would be Christian to pray for a wind . |
| 8 | After leaving school he spent a short time in his father 's office . |
| 9 | She decided that she would make a phone call just to check that Jenny had left home and knew the right time of her arrival . |
| 10 | He raised his eyes from the pattern and stared a long time at my friend and I — the only two white people on the journey . |
| 11 | ran away from it you see and then when he came back he came to us and he growled a few times at it , so , but erm , backed off you know |
| 12 | It took a little time for him to realise that ‘ Bovril ’ was not a local retailer . |
| 13 | This took a little time during which I pondered uneasily on the possibility , however remote , of having to recognize the existence of additional progeny , and all that it would entail . |
| 14 | Tromsø was huddled and silent below and he took a long time over his last look . |
| 15 | ‘ It took a long time for me to get my Gold Award because some of the tasks were very difficult , ’ says Fiona of the demanding project that included months of community service , braving the elements on an exploratory camping trip and writing a long and detailed historical thesis ! |
| 16 | ‘ It took a long time for me to come to terms with the whole mistletoe thing . |
| 17 | ‘ It was hard to fight my way out of the reserves and it took a long time for me to recover . ’ |
| 18 | The old lady was quite sprightly for her age but it took a long time for them both to reach the top floor . |
| 19 | It took a long time for us to reach an understanding . |
| 20 | Well the only thing is that I hope that the next generation that is coming along now will appreciate what has been done for their generation because it took a long time for us to get what we wanted for our children and now with our grandchildren are coming along I hope the town will improve with their growth . |
| 21 | Though he recalled once scoring a hat-trick for Toronto Blizzard , Nicholl 's two goals against Dunfermline marked the first time in his senior career that the Irishman had notched a double in top-class football . |
| 22 | Of the two , Mr Yates , who will be 81 in November and has been in Congress almost without a break since he was first elected in 1948 , had the easier time of it . |
| 23 | He waited a long time for her response . |
| 24 | I had been in the armed forces long enough to know that you waited a long time for everything and I saw no reason why a dental appointment should be any different , |
| 25 | He used to teach English in a comprehensive school and he probably had a rough time of it . |
| 26 | ‘ I had a frightful time with him . |
| 27 | When William had gone , she thought of all the things she had planned to do as soon as she had a little time to herself . |
| 28 | I had a great time with her , we were chatting away and I fancied there was a twinkle in her eye because I was quite a catch then . |
| 29 | You had a great time with it ! |
| 30 | And , since I could not admit that I often found Nonni both difficult and boring , I had a hard time with myself . |