Example sentences of "time they [vb past] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Originally , they were the property of the crown , but in time they passed to the local aristocrats . |
| 2 | The next time they returned to the windward mark , Paul Cayard tried to shoot the mark as Dennis Conner had done in the defenders ' trials on Tuesday . |
| 3 | By the time they came to the sharp bend at Borlick they had caught up with the McCulloch family , old Donald limping and muttering to himself , Donald hand in hand with Jean , Mary and her friend big Mary striding on ahead , their arms pulled down by heavy baskets of pies and eggs . |
| 4 | By the time they came to the 16th Chris was flagging , after pulling the heavy trolley for fifteen holes through the wind and rain . |
| 5 | If the buses came as far as Clifton Road it would be alright but any further away and people would have practically walked into town by the time they got to the nearest bus stop . ’ |