Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [adv] [prep] [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ She was such a beautiful little baby ; and because things were a bit easier by the time she came along she was always dressed in pretty clothes , not second-hand things and hand-me-downs as we were . |
2 | Practically nobody had a car in at the time . |
3 | Try not to be rushed into a decision and particularly do not offer a job immediately at the time of the interview or commit yourself before you have seen all the candidates , even if you are very sure that you have seen the right person for the job . |
4 | It is not always possible to deliver a module just at the time a trainee needs it for the purposes of SVQ assessment . |
5 | I have n't taken more than a week off at a time and I need some rest . ’ |
6 | Yes , O K then , right , because it 's more than a week away , I 'll give you a bell close to the time , just to make sure you , everything 's alright . |
7 | Five went to their usual dealer to buy cannabis or speed and , as there was a drought on at the time , were offered and accepted heroin instead . |
8 | But essentially , the time in which they were built is a world apart from the time we live in . |
9 | we got back there was a a a meal there by the time we 'd you know |
10 | Yes she had her aunt was a widow there at the time when she came to and she just lived about a year . |
11 | I have not , but my sister worked in a hotel there for a time — that is where they met — and she says it is very remarkable . ’ |
12 | This is not an experiment that can ever be done , although some people assume that certain remote and isolated faunas , such as those of Australia and Madagascar , can be treated as if they were ancient , as if a trip to Australia were like a trip backwards in a time machine . |
13 | That 's right yeah , I was also er doing a bit for a guy in at the time . |
14 | Sighvat 's Knútsdrápa implies that he had a son there at the time of the joint attack by Olaf and Anund , possibly the one given to Thorkell in 1023 . |
15 | Its unique design was never put to the test in defending against attack ; instead it was used as a prison almost from the time it was built . |
16 | You obviously made quite an impression personally at the time . |