Example sentences of "the only time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They were just about the only times we set eyes on them , ’ she went on . |
| 2 | The only times you were allowed to double up — that 's two beats together — down Scotland Road , say , where two would be allowed together , until they 'd cleared the street after the pubs had been let out . |
| 3 | ‘ The only times you ever make any effort to think , ’ says Phil , ‘ are when you 're trying to understand what I 'm saying . |
| 4 | Philip Simmons , their only World Cup century-maker , added two more the only times he batted , smashing five sixes and 12 fours in 122 off 113 balls in the first match and two sixes and 10 fours in 104 off 139 balls in the third . |
| 5 | The only times he allowed Finlayson to get a clear view of him there was always another plane lined up on the other side . |
| 6 | The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face . |
| 7 | The only times I do not want to be a writer are when I want to be a painter , and the only times I want to be a painter are when I am taken by the cast or mobility on a person 's face . |
| 8 | The only times she talked openly about her hopes and disappointments was when she was drunk — a state Dexter had seen her in only three times , all at parties and all after the separation from her husband . |
| 9 | There is no outside view of any sort and the only time they leave the cell is for weekend visits from relatives , bi-daily showers or for 45 minutes ' daily exercise . |
| 10 | The only time they had the opportunity was , almost by default , during import substitution , but Latin Americans were soon overshadowed by the transnationals . |
| 11 | The only time they spoke was to quarrel , and in the dressing room and round the dining-room at the Benson 's Theatre Home from Home they rarely sat beside each other . |
| 12 | The only time they normally meet up is when they visit the cash-n'-carry warehouse . |
| 13 | Mrs Linley , 36 , said : ‘ The only time they can go out is if I am around to escort them to our front garden . ’ |
| 14 | The only time we really spent together was in the summer holidays … with our grandmother at Swindon . |
| 15 | Often the only time we take notice is when something is wrong . |
| 16 | ‘ That was the only time we kept something from her and even then it was only for a short time , ’ says Mike . |
| 17 | The only time we sharply disagreed occurred when near the end of our deliberations I argued that we should say far more about classroom practice . |
| 18 | The only time we spent together was our Saturday morning Sainsbury ritual . |
| 19 | The only time we may ask you to make out a new schedule is , if at the end of a twelve months period , the amount owing on your Home Management Account is higher than one monthly transfer . |
| 20 | The only time we was allowed to smoke more was on association , but we were banged up most of the time . |
| 21 | That 's the only time we come down . |
| 22 | The only time we went out is ice skating and that was in town , just go out ice skating now and again . |
| 23 | The only time we 've ev you know in pubs round here is like I said when it 's someone 's birthday in the family |
| 24 | That 's the only time we 'll come round Green . |
| 25 | The only time we saw any of his family from America was at the memorial service . |
| 26 | This is really rather unfair because the only time we can really define correctly is in hindsight — when we have already found the solution and are merely inventing a definition that would have led us there ! |
| 27 | In fact the only time we see unbedded sediments , apart from comparatively small thicknesses of in situ reef development , we can almost always find evidence of the destruction of the bedding planes by recrystallisation or by the burrowing activity of organisms . |
| 28 | Another said , ‘ I do n't like the implication that the only time we ever think about what we are doing is when we 've got an appraisal ’ . |
| 29 | " Everything has to be done as quickly as possible ; the only time we spend extra hours in the garden is over the few weeks we are entering competitions , just to make sure it looks at its best , " says Barbara . |
| 30 | Paul came to came to judge erm er that 's the only time we 've had a judge . |