Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Staring through the streaming window , Nell gritted her teeth every time the bows pushed out over the top of a big wave , only to hang in space before dropping away into the sixty-odd feet of the following trough that seemed to her a mile deep . |
| 2 | One thing 's for certain — she lies through her teeth every time I ask her something . ’ |
| 3 | As a result evidence … clearly showed that the two Constables had been idling and gossiping together at a place where one of them had no right to be … [ and ] that the Acting Sergeant , on his round of inspection , met these two Constables together , failed to note in his book , as was required in the regulations , the place where and the time where he met them , and to see that the Constables then noted in their books the time and place of his visit … |
| 4 | Clients must be notified of major changes in the membership of a firm , though this rule does not compel a firm with more than a few partners to incur the expense of notifying all its clients every time a partner retires or joins , though there may , of course , be good commercial reasons for doing just that . |
| 5 | And here we have the calling under er an administration you know who they are and they 're hanging their heads every time you speak , you speak to them . |
| 6 | Dulcie , unduly skittish , kicked up her heels every time that Dotty approached her . |
| 7 | The sight of dozens of photographers leaping to their lenses every time she opened her front door made her giggle . |
| 8 | The men threw up their arms every time they shouted , and gradually what began as a confusion of noise became a solid roar of acclamation . |
| 9 | Car-owners disable their vehicles every time they park . |
| 10 | Little wonder , really , she acknowledged ruefully — she 'd seen women in the building all but swoon at his feet every time he walked down the corridor . |
| 11 | While he made his way swiftly but lightly across the boggy ground , giving his feet no time to be drawn down , the men higher up the bank were fastening the rest of the horses to the leash . |
| 12 | No doubt coach Jack Rowell will already have pencilled in the champagne breakfast he gives his players every time they win the league or cup for May 2nd — the day after the Pilkington Cup final . |
| 13 | And it also managed to chip some of the woodwork , curious to think that I was offered as war damage compensation five pounds to re-case the piano , you could n't of had it repolished for five pounds , but thinking was working class people should n't have pianos , I 'm certain that was at the back of , of the gentleman whose job it was to evaluate war damage , he certainly raised his eyebrows every time we told him , what either a piece of furniture or crockery or cutlery which had been destroyed had cost and he was so foolish after er the house had been almost flattened as de demand bills as proof of evidence that your figures were correct |
| 14 | We are all reasoning out unstated propositions and analysing the probable intentions of our interlocutors every time we engage in talk — but various social and contextual factors influence the amount and the kind of reasoning required . |
| 15 | close your eyes every time he comes on |
| 16 | They have also developed additives which prevent the fuel from frothing so that it no longer spills over your shoes every time you fill-up . |
| 17 | It might come as a huge blow to your ego , but there are women in this world who wo n't fall in a gibbering little heap at your feet every time you spare them a smile or a word . |
| 18 | ‘ We risk our lives every time we go out there , ’ said Johnson quietly . |
| 19 | May you get a spot of wee on your pants every time you cough . |