Example sentences of "[pers pn] the time of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not long ago he was on the phone to me moaning about Paul saying , he wo n't give me the time of day . |
| 2 | If I gave an interview I was the greatest guy in the world but if I said ‘ no , I want some time to myself ’ , they would n't give me the time of day . |
| 3 | If you 'd known at the beginning that I knew your parents you would n't have even given me the time of day . |
| 4 | Give me the time of your flight and I will arrange everything else . ’ |
| 5 | B : [ pragmatically interpreted particle ] the milkman came at some time prior to the time of speaking Yet it is clear to native speakers that what would ordinarily be communicated by such an exchange involves considerably more , along the lines of the italicized material in ( 3 ) : ( 3 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time of the present moment , as standardly indicated on a watch , and if so please do so tell me B : No I do n't know the exact time of the present moment , but I can provide some information from which you may be able to deduce the approximate time , namely the milkman has come ( see R. Lakoff , 1973a ; Smith & Wilson , 1979 : 172ff for a discussion of such examples ) . |
| 6 | You give them the time of day . |
| 7 | I would n't give them the time of day . ’ |
| 8 | The children are a pain , frankly , and Tim has sinus and wo n't give you the time of day . |
| 9 | He 'll tell you the time of day I first entered the building . ’ |
| 10 | Wendy Cope is about as far from the old-boy generation as David Wright feels from his first meeting with George Barker , but she knows what they 're like : Do n't ask him the time of day . |
| 11 | I would n't give him the time of day if I could help it . |
| 12 | It was gratifying to have people shake her hand who once would n't have given her the time of day , and when she walked through the dreary rooms where evidence of the late Adelaide Morey still abounded she had trouble convincing herself that she was now the mistress here . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't care how good the idea is , I do n't like you and wo n't give it the time of day . ’ |