Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] the time be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Most of the trauma I was going through at the time is written into that film , ’ he admitted reflectively . |
| 2 | The story going around at the time was that he had ticked off the Lebanese bureau staff to the point where they sold him to Hezbollah for a bit of peace and quiet ! |
| 3 | You 've just got to keep doubling up until the time is right . |
| 4 | The two-parter was also fun as it gave all of us a chance to act in conflict and be a bit more expansive , because otherwise , if you think about it , all we were doing most of the time was feeding lines to other people . ’ |
| 5 | Leaving aside for the time being the question of ‘ hostile intent , ’ it is plain that it is not enough that the defendant deliberately does an act that has the incidental effect of obstructing the police ; he must also have some notion that he is obstructing and causing the police difficulties . |