Example sentences of "[det] [adj] time [pers pn] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But at some future time they may decide they want to . |
| 2 | The Quarto version assigns the play 's final lines — ‘ The weight of this sad time we must obey ; /Speak what we feel , not what we ought to say . |
| 3 | During this spare time you can catch up on lost sleep ( as long as your naps do not prevent a full night 's sleep ) , relax after the stresses of the journey , adjust drinking and eating habits , and generally adapt to your new surroundings . |
| 4 | Er in my opinion at this particular time we must bear in mind the financial constraints that we work under and er would the board agree with me that erm survival comes first yes but it 's obvious that the programme that we 've er had put forward is a good compromise between preferred in the arts , maintaining the theatre as a viable proposition and er entertaining the people of this particular part of the world because as I understand it this theatre was not just the artist also an entertainment centre and it 's in this area that er it 's quite obvious when you look into the figures on this area the popular area that the majority income comes so you 'll have to make a compromise and I will congratulate the board on what I think is pretty reasonable compromise so it 's quite obvious in the programme . |
| 5 | He began to wonder how much more time he would need to waste before phoning Blanche with the bad news that he had found nothing . |
| 6 | two than four about their input under the Mediwell and then after that , on the thirtieth Linda 's coming up to school erm and we 're going to actually well , Eleanor 's in English and Paul 's in his room , Cath will be in with the tutors and Paul will come into my classroom that particular time she can go round all the groups and discuss what they 've thought . |
| 7 | Obviously you can not know in advance which type of mat will be used at a particular tournament , so you should do your final training on any type of mat , just to get used to the feel , and then try to use any free time you may have on the actual competition areas to get a little practice in beforehand . |
| 8 | She stepped sideways , she did n't want to pull away from him but all the same this time she would have liked to wake up from her somnambulism to find herself back in bed with Cati , dreaming of sweetness and lovers ' words , but he pressed close to her , and said , ‘ You ca n't go yet , not yet . |
| 9 | As regards offers , at any one time we would have over 1000 offers available in-store ; these change on a weekly basis and it would be almost impossible to give advance notice to all staff ; we do of course highlight them in-store to customers and many are advertised in the national press or on TV so that customers [ and potential customers ] may be attracted to shop in JS branches . |
| 10 | At any other time she might have appreciated the beauty of the morning , a perfect , brilliant , cloudless day , golden and enticing after a refreshing overnight rain . |
| 11 | They did not get many phone calls and any other time she would have rushed out into the hall to see who it was . |
| 12 | At any other time she would have recognised the bitter note of personal experience in his voice , but all she wanted at that moment was to flee before her worst fears were realised . |
| 13 | ‘ In any other time he would have been a pirate or a highwayman . ’ |
| 14 | At any other time I 'd have laughed at this innocent self-betrayal ; just now it did n't seem funny , only irritating . |
| 15 | He left a plate of chocolate biscuits as a peace offering — at any other time it would have been a great treat — and went off with his friends . |
| 16 | Any other time you can leave a message on the answerphone and someone will call you back . |
| 17 | Talking to other mothers I learn that , like me , they too were disgusted and we all agreed that next time we would ask for another consultant . |
| 18 | They also told us that next time they would hold people in custody until the next court sitting . ’ |
| 19 | Some tenants to whom this happens every few months said they 'd been told that next time they 'd have to sort it out themselves . |
| 20 | Taking a room at the YMCA I made side-trips to Victoria , Nanaimo and Seattle , and vowed that next time I would go further south to see San Francisco , Los Angeles , Hollywood and Mexico . |
| 21 | I think I 'll try that next time I 'll save it for myself ! |
| 22 | She smiled bravely and replied to the effect that next time she would take care to marry a politician . |
| 23 | When you feel that next time you can stand up without the chattering |