Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [pers pn] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sheep would not safely graze nor would spring lambs nor calves ; the average farmer could hardly be expected to stock them for old times ' sake . |
| 2 | He had threatened to do it for some time , but only Hank had taken him seriously and tried to dissuade him . |
| 3 | I 've decided to let you off this time . ’ |
| 4 | And not only that , I 'll tell you what I 've longed to tell you for some time , that I think you 're a fool for not having responded to it , for not having done something about it before now . |
| 5 | I have a suspicion I 've wanted to do it for some time . ’ |
| 6 | Since a rise in interest rates can cause quite a severe fall in the price of bonds , banks could make a considerable capital loss if they were forced to sell them at such times . |