Example sentences of "we [verb] [art] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We spent a long time on the sofa that evening , and I would have stayed the night if he 'd asked me but he did n't . |
| 2 | The world would be a more stable and therefore a better place if we extinguished ourselves in the same place where we first saw the light of day , and if we spent the intervening time in as small a circumference as a day 's walking permits . |
| 3 | We note the elapsed time at that quarter-point , knock off a minute to allow for the initial climb out of Gransden , and mentally predict the arrival time at the half-way point . |
| 4 | We waited a long time at Enniskillen , an RAF helicopter buzzing above the castle . |
| 5 | We had a good time in London , Will and I … |
| 6 | We had a marvellous time in France . ’ |
| 7 | tried to call you both saturday nite and a couple of times on sunday — but no answer … the spurs game was just OK — but we had a great time at the newcastle game vs. scousers — great atmosphere — we stood among the newcastle supporters ( north bank ? ) and they made hell each time cole put it behind grobbelar … |
| 8 | ‘ We had a lovely time with it , ’ Matilda said . |
| 9 | She took me to meet the Fellowship she helps to lead and we had a lovely time of worship together . |
| 10 | WE had a lovely time in Lourdes , I want to thank everyone for looking after us both . |
| 11 | One particularly memorable weekend in July , Shanti 's first mother and her husband and two sons all came to stay , and we had a happy time with all our family here , except for our son in San Francisco and his wife and family . |
| 12 | ‘ We had a tough time in those days , ’ recalled Mrs Jones , ‘ the post war years were no party for anyone , and we were no exception . |
| 13 | ‘ We had a bad time for the first 250 metres and they did n't know where we were but our cox Garry Herbert was brilliant . |
| 14 | Well we had a wonderful time at Marks and Sparks . |
| 15 | We visited Kaprun last June and , with the snow on the Kitzsteinhorn glacier slushy by midday , we had a wonderful time in the afternoons following a picnic lunch in a meadow or dining on a terrace across the lake from Zell am See , 15 minutes away by Post Bus . |