Example sentences of "[num] time we [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At one time we would have to hire a man in for a month , eating with us but sleeping in the barn . |
| 2 | As regards offers , at any one time we would have over 1000 offers available in-store ; these change on a weekly basis and it would be almost impossible to give advance notice to all staff ; we do of course highlight them in-store to customers and many are advertised in the national press or on TV so that customers [ and potential customers ] may be attracted to shop in JS branches . |
| 3 | Above all we can not ignore it : whereas at one time we might have been able to smile at the perversity of the local watch committee in another town , the collective action of several dozen politically motivated local authorities to ban News International publications effectively took censorship in libraries well beyond the silly season in the Press ; and whereas we could once afford to hang back with our copies of Fanny Hill secure in the knowledge that we would be nowhere near the top of the prosecution list , Section 28 is in place and ready to pick us off should we try to share our enthusiasm for homosexual literature with more than a few of our consenting adult users . |
| 4 | No , but er , I do n't know people , it 's , it 's where people get their ideas from I think for a start , I know one time we used to sell oh a lot of erm spotlights and spotlamps , but only to people who were running discos , er now erm there are people who erm , well they , they want a , a couple in the lounge or something like that or , and er , and then of course they , there 's others who erm have them outside and light up their trees , at night . |
| 5 | At one time we used to start the training courses on on both wallets and folders on a Tuesday . |
| 6 | As I write , I can almost hear the protests of those with families to feed — ‘ It 's the one time we can all sit down together ’ or ‘ I do n't have time to cook several different meals each evening ’ . |
| 7 | Yeah At one time we could n't get Jessy to talk , he 'd got a little girl with er and |