Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] [adj] time [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gendarme stood bewildered for a moment , and then ran into the street , where for some time he could be heard blowing his whistle . |
| 2 | Gradually they learn to discriminate , although for some time they can not determine what is influencing the mother 's movements towards or away from them . |
| 3 | Lane accepted it without comment , although at another time he might have pressed for more of an answer ; he was n't a man who liked to be kept in the dark . |
| 4 | If at any time you would like to return … ’ |
| 5 | If at any time you should decide not to pursue your interest in [ name ] or upon request by [ selling agent ] or any one of the shareholders you will return promptly all material ( including any copies thereof ) received from [ selling agent ] or the shareholders , or any of their representatives . |
| 6 | This was because at that time I could not find a Salome . |
| 7 | Above all we can not ignore it : whereas at one time we might have been able to smile at the perversity of the local watch committee in another town , the collective action of several dozen politically motivated local authorities to ban News International publications effectively took censorship in libraries well beyond the silly season in the Press ; and whereas we could once afford to hang back with our copies of Fanny Hill secure in the knowledge that we would be nowhere near the top of the prosecution list , Section 28 is in place and ready to pick us off should we try to share our enthusiasm for homosexual literature with more than a few of our consenting adult users . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've had better tarts , ’ he said , and , walking to the door as she struggled into a sitting position , trying to restore her ruined self , for at some time she must leave the room and face her shattered world , he flung her his final insult . |
| 9 | The desert was an unforgiving place , but their training had equipped them to cope , when at any time they could have taken the easy way out and walked down to the coast road to surrender . |
| 10 | With the coming of civilisation and the beginning of this , the third of the Three Periods into which the reader is reminded the explanation of the Created God is divided , man was on the threshold of the era of his greatest testing , even though at that time he may not have been aware of it . |
| 11 | Given the chance , I suppose I 'd take the Flying Carrot to Bombay again , though by that time I 'd have taken parachute lessons . |