Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pers pn] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hick , a member of their 1983 World Cup squad when only 17 , will be opposing them this time . |
| 2 | She saw that the man who owned it was hanging on to the side and checking it each time it swung . |
| 3 | I got him every time , until the end and I said I am not serving him this time ! |
| 4 | Yesterday , the Newcastle-upon-Tyne-based house-builder reported first-half profits nearly doubled , from £2.5 million at £4.8 million , and the restoration of the interim dividend at 1p , after passing it last time . |
| 5 | I 'll be seeing you some time , you two . ’ |
| 6 | I wo n't be seeing you next time and I need it for break . |
| 7 | It does n't take in the fact that you 're actually paying them double time for overtime . |
| 8 | " Your aunt became interested in selling them some time before she died . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , are n't I the clever one , getting you first time ? ’ |
| 10 | It was buying her some time and some space , nothing more . |
| 11 | The Watch had ensured this by giving them ample time to escape via the back door , a neat compromise between caution and justice that benefited all parties . |
| 12 | ‘ He got sacked at Newcastle , but sometimes I think the game can be cruel by not giving you enough time to make your mark . ’ |
| 13 | It 's irritatingly easy to crash at first , as the pushscroll is only activated when you 're more than halfway across the screen , giving you little time to see and avoid hazards . |
| 14 | I do , however , feel that any therapist is justified in asking you each time to pay in advance for your next visit ( which would result in no payment on the day of the final consultation ) . |
| 15 | With luck Vic and Emily should be gone several hours , giving him ample time to search for evidence and be back at the white house long before they returned . |
| 16 | But a disappointed Hill , who finished third , could point to a disastrous pit-stop for losing him precious time . |
| 17 | It was n't sexual jealousy that was afflicting her this time , for it was obvious that the woman was just a good friend . |
| 18 | If a man lies on the ball and is given a good rucking he will think twice about doing it next time . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm so bloody glad we 're not doing it this time , ’ he said . |
| 20 | With the possible exception of Mrs Major , who has to struggle not to look cheerful at the mention of leaving 10 Downing Street , and Sir Denis Thatcher ( ’ I 'm so bloody glad we 're not doing it this time ’ ) , every good political consort must learn how to be a good loser . |
| 21 | Who 's doing it this time ? |
| 22 | And they 're not charging us this time you will notice . |
| 23 | The children made lots of friends in the Mini-Club , under the watchful supervision of ‘ Animators ’ who organised activities in the morning and afternoon giving us some time to ourselves . |
| 24 | Try reading it , try reading it some time because what it says to the people of is , if you do n't like the level of services being provided by your Council , if you feel your Council are not giving you value for money , then we 're gon na give you the right to complain about it and do something . |
| 25 | After last year when I lost the championship by one point on the last round I never imagined I would end up winning it this time with two rounds to spare . ’ |
| 26 | Back in January Dallas performed what started off as the demolition and ended up in the annihilation of the Bills ' hopes of making it third time lucky at Superbowl . |
| 27 | There was no mistaking it this time . |
| 28 | Prominent amongst these were a rapid turnover of police and strikers , leaving them little time for situational adjustment , and a corresponding lack of discipline , organisation and effective command structure on both sides . |
| 29 | I shall have to be looking out for a second hand bike-y just for the occasional trip into town without getting Stuey out of bed so I be a bit more independent than just bothering you all time , if I just wan na pop anywhere . |
| 30 | Terry Wogan became so absorbed with her that he ran the interview into the closing music , leaving him scant time to promote his next programme — very unusual . |