Example sentences of "[adj] time [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 Miller 's Vinca rosea ( now Catharanthus roseus ) had been brought forward : ‘ as this plant is a great novelty in Europe … the Figure of the Plant has not yet been seen by any living person ’ and of Gardenia capense , called by him Jasminium , he wrote , ‘ Could we have procured a good drawing in proper time it would have been in its proper place , but as this is so curious and being an undescribed plant , we hope our purchasers will not be displeased with insertion here . ’
2 ‘ If it had been a different time you 'd have been a doctor or an engineer , ’ Rose said .
3 Landing kicks on target has been Gloucester 's main weakness this season and when Roberts made it two out of two just before half time they must have thought their luck was changing .
4 At half time you can change your tactics and bring on a substitute .
5 This time one may suppose that the sequence is : 3 , 6 , 12 , 24 , … , ∞ .
6 But probably by this time nobody would still have been listening .
7 ‘ But maybe this time they wo n't know exactly what to expect from us . ’
8 During this time they would attempt to popularize the LGS message further by organizing health education activities in schools , mosques and meetings .
9 ‘ We 'll be doing more long songs , but this time they 'll be long because there 's more to them , not because they 're jammed out …
10 This time they 'll bring the chopper with them .
11 Thankfully , this time they 'll be headlining in their own right and given the success of their current single ‘ Do The Right Thing ’ they should be assured of a half-decent crowd .
12 Maybe this time they 'll be a rather more serious effort in the European elections given that the er potential for influencing the outcome of the next leadership contest also lies in the balance there .
13 By this time they might have gained a portfolio They might well have got hooked .
14 This time they may not be so lucky .
15 But this time they will be of no avail .
16 Supporters of the campaign two years ago to ban hunting , believe this time they will win .
17 I think by this time they must be dreading the thought of another signal from the Ariadne .
18 This time they must send him to prison .
19 Moses and Aaron bravely do not do as they are told , but this time they can not save the body of the people from disaster .
20 For younger children , play the same game but this time they can hit the ball with their hands to keep it in the air .
21 At this time they can be observed rummaging around in search of food .
22 Now , this time we 'll think about it
23 And this time we 'll
24 This time we 'll have nothing .
25 This time we 'll need to go as far away from humans as possible , and I do n't actually think anywhere is far enough .
26 ‘ Only this time we 'll dance according to the music . ’
27 This time we 'll do it .
28 It may be that we felt this time we ought to have voted Labour , that this was the more altruistic , moral , even noble , choice .
29 And now this time we would like to do a vehicle check with you when we before we go out .
30 There is legitimate concern that the meeting decided that little could be done at this time we might be able to contribute to the campaign at a later stage .
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