Example sentences of "[prep] time [pers pn] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | Time after time he had pressed the claims of a workingman candidate on a constituency " , but they had properly chosen the man who was considered to be most suitable for the constituency . |
| 2 | Time after time he has had a tournament in his pocket only for a miracle shot from a rival to steal it away . |
| 3 | Time after time he has shown that nice guys can finish first . |
| 4 | Time after time he has shown that nice guys can finish first . |
| 5 | Did n't , did n't they mean that as in a period of time they 'd been stuck in the Ark . |
| 6 | As he studied the list of names of men who had evaded the Dragoons , the names of 2 Ayrshiremen took his attention , both for the length of time they had eluded ‘ justice ’ . |
| 7 | Turning to those who were referred by the GP to another agency , a major problem experienced by this group was the length of time they had to wait for an appointment ( see also Watson 1985 ) . |
| 8 | Weeks went by and months went by ; in the course of time they had a little son . |
| 9 | In general I thought the campaign was well presented and dealt with by Media Action given the shortness of time they had to prepare the sketches and the associated scripts . |
| 10 | Several cast sheep were found , lying on their backs while their legs kicked the air helplessly , but after Silas had grabbed their thick wool and jerked them to their feet they also ran , or staggered away , depending upon the length of time they had been cast . |
| 11 | Now that idea was to get everybody together and erm because there have been certain members of the staff which have n't been looked at for a period of time they 've escaped the net as it were in the last couple of times and it seems that we 've had the same guys for the last three years and some have erm |
| 12 | Not too much has been done in the mountains , hardly surprising given the length of time they have been dry , but Dai Lampard snatched a great ascent with Mother of Mercy E5 6a . |
| 13 | The length of time they have been waiting for a house or factors such as overcrowding and damp are far more important than marital status , Mrs Smith said . |
| 14 | The new measures will bring the UK more into line with other western governments ' statistical bureaux that limit both the number of ministers with access to figures and the amount of time they have to consider them . |
| 15 | The overall effect is visually complicated and inelegant , and could only be explained by recourse to arcane ritual references , which at this distance of time we have little hope of tracing . |
| 16 | ‘ In that relatively short space of time we have established ourselves as a vital source of providing banking services to local people . |
| 17 | That was until Ronnie McFall came to Shamrock Park and in a short space of time we have won the League two years on the trot , runner-up last season and challenging strongly again this season . |
| 18 | I mean th , the amount of time we have to sit in the blasted garden anyway is er nothing in n it ? |
| 19 | From your time sheet covering three typical days add up the amount of time you 've spent on all these activities/jobs . |
| 20 | Do you find that the place has changed much in the length of time you 've worked here ? |
| 21 | Depending on your employment situation and the length of time you have had away from nursing you may be asked to provide a character or employer 's reference . |
| 22 | The amount of time you have to spare |
| 23 | From the beginning of time it had waited , embedded in the great black Altar of Khaine on the Blighted Isle . |
| 24 | The Waltham Forest CHC not only was in disagreement with Mezey but also questioned the length of time it had taken the RHA to make time for a discussion of the report ( one year ) . |
| 25 | Doctor Braby , hard-worked GP and police surgeon to the district , had done more than confirm the fact of death on this occasion , he had called immediate attention to certain peculiarities about the body , and boldly essayed a guess at the length of time it had actually been in the water . |
| 26 | Very short space of time it 's gone quite a distance . |
| 27 | One problem of the past year has been the length of time it has taken me to accept that I need to work in the bookshop most of the time even though I know this work has to be done and though I enjoy it ( most of the time ) . |
| 28 | The length of time it has been operation will determine how much money she gets back , but it is unlikely to have made much of a profit , because endowments are designed to make money over a long period of time . |
| 29 | In April 1962 he wrote ‘ Blowin' in the Wind ’ , and within a short space of time he had been adopted as the spokesman of the civil-rights movement . |
| 30 | Under section 14(4) , the Secretary of State for Transport might dispense with the nationality condition in the case of an individual in view of the length of time he had resided in the United Kingdom and been involved in the fishing industry of the United Kingdom . |