Example sentences of "did [adv] [verb] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 2 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
| 3 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 4 | I do all the things I did n't do the first time . |
| 5 | If the ruse did n't work the first time , it invariably did on the second occasion . |
| 6 | Well the reality is of course that Clare has already told us that internment did n't work the last time , it was badly done the last time . |
| 7 | Just in case you did n't hear the first time . |
| 8 | Mary did n't resist the first time — did n't resist when he kissed her and she felt the strange , hard stubble on his face , nor when he moved on her , not even when he hurt her . |