Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | What shall we make this time ? |
| 32 | Oh I suppose we 've got ta , oh well what did we do last time ? |
| 33 | Okay so which bits should we spend more time on ? |
| 34 | Which , I say which bits should we spend more time on which topic which topics should we spend more time on ? |
| 35 | Which , I say which bits should we spend more time on which topic which topics should we spend more time on ? |
| 36 | Topics should we spend more time on ? |
| 37 | Should we schedule more time for it , to allow more talk . |
| 38 | Not only do we have inadequate time to deal with important issues , but there is a real risk that unless the other place does its job properly the measures will reach the statute book fundamentally flawed in terms of banding and the special problem of high property values in London and the south-east . |
| 39 | What did we have last time ? |
| 40 | Where did we go first time ? |
| 41 | After all this time reason and reason 's been knocked down , one after the other and what did we get last time ? |
| 42 | Right , sorry about that , so shall we start this time with Charlie , first four Charlie , what 's it say ? |
| 43 | Whether there is any social morality or justice in such a system is not a matter which the detectives are given to question ; nor do they spend much time in reflecting on why some dubious property acquisition is outside their terms of reference , or what the relationship is of such practices to the maintenance of position and power . |
| 44 | Once he is safe , let him spend some time alone . |
| 45 | Clinton 's eyes and Bush 's tales The economic policies that Bill Clinton and George Bush have announced seem to rely too much on old measures that have failed the US economy in the past ; can they work this time ? |
| 46 | Susan had persuaded her grandfather to let her spend some time in this era to gain an appreciation of its customs and opportunities . |
| 47 | He hoped she had made up her mind to talk and would not make him lose valuable time persuading her . |
| 48 | Does it clear first time ? |
| 49 | He died in his studio ; did he spend much time there ? ’ |
| 50 | Just before he got a good grip he went , he got a grip and he was just about to squeeze this , I went I sort of went of tiptoes and I goes , I 'll let it slide this time . |
| 51 | How much did it cost last time ? |
| 52 | What questions would he have this time ? |
| 53 | ‘ I 'll let it go this time Gatesey , but one of these days I shall have to give you what I should have given you when we were kids . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ All right , Michael , I 'll let it go this time . |
| 55 | Nor , Ven being the man he was , did he waste any time in giving his thoughts an airing . |
| 56 | This is me , I goes , I goes I 'll let it slip this time cos you have n't seen me for a few weeks . |
| 57 | However this wo n't quite do either — one can say : ( 84 ) When I 'm in the office , you can come to see me where come glosses as " movement towards the location of the speaker at the time of some other specified event " ( let us call this time reference time ) . |