Example sentences of "[adj] time they [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ But maybe this time they wo n't know exactly what to expect from us . ’ |
| 3 | During this time they would attempt to popularize the LGS message further by organizing health education activities in schools , mosques and meetings . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 … |
| 5 | This time they 'll bring the chopper with them . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | By this time they might have gained a portfolio They might well have got hooked . |
| 9 | This time they may not be so lucky . |
| 10 | But this time they will be of no avail . |
| 11 | Supporters of the campaign two years ago to ban hunting , believe this time they will win . |
| 12 | I think by this time they must be dreading the thought of another signal from the Ariadne . |
| 13 | This time they must send him to prison . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | For younger children , play the same game but this time they can hit the ball with their hands to keep it in the air . |
| 16 | At this time they can be observed rummaging around in search of food . |
| 17 | They had quite successfully avoided talking about those two lately but some time they would have to — that was if Fernando 's intentions were serious . |
| 18 | Gradually they learn to discriminate , although for some time they can not determine what is influencing the mother 's movements towards or away from them . |
| 19 | Often a group of children will work alongside their teacher and may produce similar puppets , but at another time they may use the technique more creatively . |
| 20 | What people tend to do is they answer a question that they 've revised well and they can easily answer and they spend an hour and a half on it and then they fi they do , I mean you know you see them answering they write you pages and pages and pages and it 's a perfect answer and they get maybe ninety percent but had they spent about half as much time they 'd have got seventy percent anyway because they knew most of the important bits . |
| 21 | But at some future time they may decide they want to . |
| 22 | At some later time they could , by chance , all be in the right half or back in the left half , but it is overwhelmingly more probable that there will be roughly equal numbers in the two halves . |
| 23 | In good time they shall . |
| 24 | Over the wall , overlooking Kingsdale , is a tight concentration of potholes , some of great depth , but if Whernside 's summit is to be reached in good time they must be considered out of bounds . |
| 25 | ‘ But bearing in mind what a tough time they must have had they 're settling in remarkably well . |
| 26 | ‘ At one time they 'd have thought it odd if I did n't have a girl in tow . |
| 27 | At one time they 'd say , Oh just bid the whole parish . |
| 28 | At one time they could turn to the Government 's agricultural advisory service , but now this charges for its help and is too expensive to consult in many cases . |
| 29 | All that mattered was the next time he would see Kate ; beyond that he looked forward with an urgency that hurt to the first time they would make love . |
| 30 | For the first time they will know what the fans think . ’ |