Example sentences of "[adj] time and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ She is also setting an example in these hard economic times and I think we should respect the Princess for this . ’ |
| 2 | Eight times and it all comes to an end . |
| 3 | It was all quite true : the bobbin lifted 167 times and I failed to make contact once ! |
| 4 | These are exciting times and you and your readers are very lucky . |
| 5 | We have been living in exciting times and it has needed a strong hand to keep order in the town , where all the disorderly elements tried to take advantage of the situation . |
| 6 | In fact , you can just get on and off them a few times and they never seem to register the same thing twice ! |
| 7 | I 've seen him a few times and he 's never made a favourable impression on me ! |
| 8 | ‘ I 've spoken to him a few times and he 's the epitome of a true warrior . |
| 9 | Every time he walked that 's him come back again and every time he stopped it stopped and this happened a few times and he was very scared and he thought he had better go and see what the noise was and anything well it was just a pet sheep tangled up in its tether . |
| 10 | I only saw him a few times and he seemed to wander around in no-man 's land half the time doing bugger all . |
| 11 | I 'm very upfront about being happily married — I 've brought Nick into the office a few times and I mention him in conversation whenever it 's appropriate . |
| 12 | Storms Morrissey , at No 23 in the charts with former band The Smiths ' This Charming Man : ‘ I 've met Vic Reeves a few times and I ca n't believe he 'd do something so hurtful . |
| 13 | You were right about him being mentioned in the Eye ; appeared a few times and I got the cuts up … ’ |
| 14 | " Oh I 've been 'ere a few times and I 've heard some bleedin' awful screams comin' out of that room . |
| 15 | The peoples of these republics — Uzbeks , Kazakhs , Kirgiz , Tajiks and Turkmenis — are the descendants of the great Mongol empires of medieval times and they speak languages that are of Turkic ( or in the case of the Tajiks , Iranian ) origin . |
| 16 | Rudston 's history goes back a very long way to Neolithic times and it is believed to be the oldest inhabited village in England . |
| 17 | It was a very exciting time and we ( my then husband , Adrian , and I ) followed my parents to Cornwall . |
| 18 | No problem this time and we have the chance to wonder once more how the tragic massacre could have taken place in such a beautiful spot . |
| 19 | I had such high hopes then but all this time and we 're no further on , she thought . |
| 20 | Summer had turned into typical Hebridean winter by this time and we were greeted by high winds and driving rain as the ferry berthed . |
| 21 | I think prob problems of identification have n't really been right this time and we made a point a clear point this time with a note to people , if they were n't sure , to make comments on the books . |
| 22 | We know the ropes this time and we will fight on . ’ |
| 23 | I said look Neil you can drive , but let's not let's not take it that I 'm saying that you must drive let's go into the question of why you 're making a mess of it at this time and we , oh honestly Brenda if I 've got black circles under my eyes do not be surprised because , of course , this all goes back to his absolutely , appallingly , stupid mother ! |
| 24 | The pretty toy of a lift had born his weight serenely on four occasions by this time and he no longer felt much trepidation on entering it . |
| 25 | Neither of them are gon na get better , I mean you 've been in here all this time and he has n't been up yet |
| 26 | Yes y I think you 'd be more disappointed if you , if you 'd taken the tap this time and you 'd come out with a commended . |
| 27 | We 're looking at honours this time and she just said last night she , she said that 's why I phoned you she said cos I just ca n't believe it . |
| 28 | ‘ Crossley , you fuck up this time and I 'll kill you , too . ’ |
| 29 | I had not had very successful relationships with people up to this time and I said no to him . ’ |
| 30 | we had a change this time and I , it was quite good , yes it was erm mm frightening you get the adrenalin flowing . |