Example sentences of "the [adj] time [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has to get the barley , go out at the right time and sow it . |
| 2 | Much worse to begin too soon and feel one has begun too soon than to begin at the right time and discover one has nothing to begin . |
| 3 | So we need to get the word of God , go out with it at the right time and leave it with people . |
| 4 | Yes , and the second time that happened it swept across the standing walls there , and in the near end of the caldarium there was somebody standing by the wall . |
| 5 | Tom related the tale for the second time and followed it with the daring exploits of Pecos Bill from the comic Willie had chosen . |
| 6 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
| 7 | Cut down the grooming time but do it quickly , efficiently and calmly . |
| 8 | If you make a statement which gives a stated time when something happened , do n't be vague or make it up , give the exact time or say you do n't know . |
| 9 | On Monday , the managing director , Jacques Calvet , met the unions for the first time but said there could be no discussion of pay until production was resumed . |
| 10 | She spoke truthfully for the first time and said she had n't any more of it — which was a direct admission that she had had it in the first place . |
| 11 | They had whalebone in these stays and we used to cut pieces about half an inch long and in the daytime , I used to make a bag full and put them in between the doors and I 'd go round the first time and put them in and when I went round later , if that whalebone was missing , I 'd make enquiries . |
| 12 | These will allow Chinese enterprises independent decision-making powers for the first time and allow them to compete with each other in the marketplace . |
| 13 | The quarrel between faith and unbelief touched him for the first time and unsettled his mind . |
| 14 | Many entrants to nursing will be leaving home for the first time or changing their location . |
| 15 | Indeed , she could n't have got closer to doing what Cara wanted than to drive up to Vendelin Gajdusek 's house at the appointed time and ring his doorbell . |
| 16 | He gives an example about lifting a heavy weight and doing a multiplication sum at the same time and says you ca n't do it . |
| 17 | It 's useful when you 've got to contact lots of staff or get information to many people at the same time and allows you to put detailed information down . |
| 18 | Some trainers offer residential courses , however , where you can enjoy a holiday at the same time as training your dog under expert guidance . |
| 19 | Dealers were expected to get these cards filled in at the same time as fulfilling their quotas of business , but nobody had time . |
| 20 | Colourist Chris Walton used Medium Blonde and Terra Rosa from Wella 's Colour Touch range to change the tone and deepen the overall colour of Sally 's hair at the same time as encouraging its shine and improving the general condition . |
| 21 | It is likely to attract criticism from members on the grounds that it exploits the plight of the unemployed by using them as cheap labour at the same time as removing them from the unemployment statistics . |
| 22 | He then proceeded , at the same time as refilling my glass rather regularly , to produce all the necessary forms which , bless his heart , he had already collected , for me to fill in and sign in order to have the cremation . |
| 23 | We can use the power of narrative to intrigue and draw children into the work at the same time as teaching them about narrative ; teaching them how to manipulate it for themselves . |
| 24 | So Iran continues to uphold the territorial integrity of its old enemy at the same time as bombing it . |
| 25 | Sometimes such problems are tackled by putting the students to work in twos and threes , so that good readers can help the slower ones ; in the case of fairly lengthy work-cards , where more explanation is given , it is also helpful to record the text on a cassette , which the slower reader can listen to with the words before him , increasing his familiarity with the written word at the same time as giving him the information that he needs . |
| 26 | Customers of Tamworth can now dispose of their rubbish at the same time as doing their shopping , as there are now recycling facilities in the car park . |
| 27 | In fact , there is general agreement that the country 's leading corporations were increasing overseas employment in other industrial countries ( Chapter 2 , 25–6 ) at the same time as reducing it in Britain . |
| 28 | Universities are ready to go for the big time and exploit their earning capacity in a way they have n't in the past . |
| 29 | Yep … thanks Chappie … you helped pull us back into the big time and gave us a lot of enjoyment ( even when you fell over when trying to control the ball : - ) . |
| 30 | At eleven forty-five , Laura Maingay switched off her cassette dictaphone for the last time and ran it back to the beginning . |