Example sentences of "[prep] [adv] quarter to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Manageress there erm I was there and she , I , after I 'd been there eighteen months , she had a heart attack and the girl took up her tea tray , one of the girls took up her , because she was n't on duty till about just quarter to six to do the money . |
| 2 | She 's just like a week ago she was she did the manager 's job and , she drops she brings Joshua down here for about quarter to nine , then she goes back up to Stop Hill with the girls |
| 3 | No , I 'll have to leave at half eight get there for about quarter to nine nine o'clock |
| 4 | But , when Nigel comes next year he 'll bring Eileen and I think that under circumstances I think if we say well come for about quarter to two . |
| 5 | Yeah , I 'm usually in for about quarter to eight , half seven , quarter to eight |
| 6 | but Reggie , Reggie will come in and go straight to bed , he 's been up since about quarter to four |
| 7 | Then I were talking to our Karen to about quarter to three |
| 8 | I did n't get finished work till , well I did n't get finished work till about quarter to two . |
| 9 | I was sitting in front of my easel at about quarter to nine , doing preliminary tests on a little panel-picture of a City church ; Radio 3 in the background was churning out something by one of those Bachs who were n't Bach . |
| 10 | And then Raymond phoned at about quarter to seven . |
| 11 | well he has I mean er my my daughter-in-law said he takes he mu he very often drives he 's got a season ticket , an annual season ticket t er to take the train but more often than not he drives because he gets into the into London at about quarter to seven in the morning he goes and you know , parks the car and then goes and gets breakfast and she says he always takes at least one shirt in the car with him to change into . |
| 12 | I 've I 've got an appointment in London at five o'clock so I 've got to leave here at about quarter to three . |