Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ONE OF FIVE children who father , a bookie , died young , Lenny McLean grew up in one of the tougher parts of London 's East End , left school at fifteen and , as a young man , started to make a few quid in the unlicensed boxing matches which were becoming increasingly popular at the time . |
| 2 | I do n't think Zbigniew 's marriage to Tatyana was going too swell at the time . |
| 3 | He made sure that Dosh — or Freddie — sat next to him , so I ended up with Freddie or Dosh in the back seat and she was getting very friendly by the time we got to Knightsbridge . |
| 4 | Actually , they were feeling quite secure at the time for the Museum building was hurricane proof , one of the strongest around . |
| 5 | Systemic poisons will not stop the bees from taking a building brick , but they will be feeling pretty queer by the time they want to come back for more . |