Example sentences of "[art] [adj] time they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The crisis shows something else — the vulnerability of our economies and lifestyles , and the free time they sustain . |
| 2 | It was the second time they had broken up and been reconciled . |
| 3 | In one group of eight , half chose to go in for their first farrowing ; the second time they farrowed , all eight went in . |
| 4 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 5 | This was the second time they had done the walk , and they found it tougher than in previous years . |
| 6 | It was only the second time they had worked together . |
| 7 | The second time they did this , it suddenly came home to Grant just how terrified Jim Miller and his pal must have been , unarmed and defenceless , the night they had made their escape bid . |
| 8 | It was the second time they 'd searched for her , following sightings in North Oxford . |
| 9 | Unlike the way he had spoken to her earlier , or the previous time they had met . |
| 10 | I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years . |
| 11 | She hoped the police would give the two journalists the hard time they deserved . |
| 12 | For the umpteenth time they have arisen because Labour nominees have failed to attend a single meeting in the previous 12 months . |
| 13 | The dilemma can be expressed as follows : the more accessible teachers seek to make themselves to all their pupils as individuals , the less time they have for direct , extended and challenging interaction with any of them ; but the more time they devote to such extended interaction with some children , the less demanding on them as teachers must be the activities they give to the rest ; and the less demanding an activity is of their time and attention as teachers , the more the likelihood that the activity in question will demand little of the child . |
| 14 | Similarly , other experts say that the peak in testosterone which happens in women around mid-cycle when they are ovulating — and the very time they are likely to get pregnant — is very slight and unlikely to result in your pursuing your mate with greater passion . |
| 15 | A number of those with their own businesses commented that the more their wives undertook on the farm the more time they themselves had to earn off-farm income . |
| 16 | ( 8 ) The more female ducks the males have to look at the more time they spend looking at them . |
| 17 | Second , most workers believe that the more time they spend searching for a job , the more likely it is that they will obtain one which meets their requirements , particularly in so far as the wage rate and working conditions are concerned . |
| 18 | The more a person is integrated into a close-knit social network , the more time they spend speaking to the same group of people and the less they spend in contact with others who might change their speech . |
| 19 | The sad fact is that many of these ‘ irruptive ’ birds spend their last days in the islands , because if they do not move on immediately while they still have the strength , the more time they spend searching for what is n't there , the less chance there is of their being able to make another long sea crossing . |
| 20 | The dilemma can be expressed as follows : the more accessible teachers seek to make themselves to all their pupils as individuals , the less time they have for direct , extended and challenging interaction with any of them ; but the more time they devote to such extended interaction with some children , the less demanding on them as teachers must be the activities they give to the rest ; and the less demanding an activity is of their time and attention as teachers , the more the likelihood that the activity in question will demand little of the child . |
| 21 | The more time they took , the more time there was for a crowd to gather . |
| 22 | They keep being written off but they keep bouncing back with this the eighth time they have topped the table this season . |
| 23 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
| 24 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 25 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |
| 26 | It was surprising , she thought , how well the local people seemed to have accepted Joanna and herself , considering the short time they had been there . |
| 27 | Instead he went on to tell them that the shortest time they kept pupils was for two years but that usually they tried to move people back into mainstream at the time for transfer to middle/upper school . |
| 28 | That was the fourth time they 'd had Michael and Helen to dinner . |
| 29 | That was the fourth time they 'd had Helen and Michael to dinner . |
| 30 | It did not matter that it was only the fourth time they had met ; she knew this moment was exceptional in her life and that , while their physical passion might be impulsive and unplanned , it was inescapable . |