Example sentences of "[vb -s] [pers pn] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had to end the letters ‘ Always supposing this letter reaches you in time . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I am a registered general nurse and , although I love my work , it depresses me at times to have to work shifts , both day and night . |
| 3 | He phones me from time to time when he has heard something he thinks will be of use to me . |
| 4 | When A posts the offer to B he impliedly authorises B to conclude the contract by posting a letter of acceptance , but only on the assumption that the acceptance is properly addressed ; if it is not , there is no acceptance even though the Post Office cleverly delivers it on time . |
| 5 | The device takes two pictures from the different video channels , and aligns them in time , so that the horizontal lines of one picture exactly match the horizontal lines of the other . |
| 6 | He knows that if he helps them in time of need , they will reciprocate without being asked . |
| 7 | In this version , the man carried a parasol , and the most memorable sequence is when , brandishing it in front of him like a cross between a broom and a weapon , he opens and shuts it in time with the steps . |
| 8 | In fact , Andrew 's tone reminds me at times of Marc Bolan , particularly when he 's playing the percussive , rhythmic section across bars 4 and 5 . |
| 9 | Also his head still pains him from time to time where he got that knock . |
| 10 | I know she thinks says things you know she embarrasses me at times |
| 11 | This is indeed the case here , where the support of the infinitive is made explicit by the pronoun I. The fact that I is the subject of the verb want automatically situates it in time before the event go : the first person is involved in the actualization phase of want in the present but he is not yet represented as involved in going . |