Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They fit tightly most of the time because of the damp , but when we have a hot dry summer they shrink and you can lift them up easily . |
| 2 | The third is that they may say things that seem absolutely correct at the time , but which are made ludicrous by the unfolding of events . |
| 3 | Erm then he moves on to the middle peasants erm they 're similar , I mean once again they , they 've got enough to eat , they are , they are n't under as much stress , I mean th th they can su survive and so the idea of them risking all to support a revolution would be very er you know very risky at the time at the beginning er the opening period erm so once again th th I 'd say their conclusion is afraid not , you know , I wo n't join a peasant association , i it wo n't last . |
| 4 | I feel quite fit by the time I get back , you know by the time I 've done |
| 5 | Her story is filled with fascinating accounts of her daily observation , which reveal many extraordinary secrets of rhino behaviour : how they communicate by subtle changes in their breathing patterns , and how amicably they live together most of the time . |
| 6 | ‘ In that case it 'll be one of those fashionable marriages where the couple live apart most of the time , will it ? ’ |