Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun] this time " in BNC.
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| 31 | The sounds came from the left this time and were much nearer . |
| 32 | One night they were all sitting round the same as usual , in the kitchen this time , Pete and Tommy and a friend of Tommy 's , they were sitting round drinking the whisky Tommy 's friend had brought over when they heard footsteps in the yard . |
| 33 | ABOVE Another scene in the Seychelles this time offering us tranquillity for very different reasons ; the rocks and the overshadowing branches indicate to us that here we can enjoy good observation of our surrounds without ourselves being observed . |
| 34 | And it has to be said , he wrote , that its opposite , a feeling of elation , equally physical , equally extra-physical , has also been a constant feature of my life , manifesting itself regularly though impossible to predict , a reeling in the chest this time , the chest and perhaps the throat , a feeling of the heart leaping and the blood pumping , it came when I first took up a brush and made a mark on paper , it came when I picked up the first readymade and felt it transformed by that very action , it came when Madge rang to say she could not go on , when Annie wrote to say she was not coming back , when the idea of the glass first popped into my head . |
| 35 | Was there anything different in the dream this time ? |
| 36 | Just 2 mallard ducks ; an adult male and female were caught in the decoy this time . |
| 37 | There was no gentleness in the caress this time , no tenderness in the way he raked his lips over hers , no subtlety intended when he thrust his tongue deep into her mouth , ignoring the muted whimpers of protest that died in her throat . |
| 38 | Or , as it was earlier in the year this time , there may not have been the necessity since the kits would have been smaller . |
| 39 | He was not a happy man , and the stern set of his jaw , and the way he hardly ever looked at his two operatives , made Ray Doyle realise that the fat was really in the fire this time . |
| 40 | The news was welcomed by members of Darlington Health Authority which has now reversed a trend , after having some of the fastest growing waiting lists in the region this time last year . |
| 41 | " Do it in the provinces this time , " they urge . |
| 42 | The door opened almost immediately and Jem appeared , without the shotgun this time . |
| 43 | Shall I let Robert go to the toilet this time ? |
| 44 | ‘ We came here the Saturday before last and won in the League , now we 're pleased to be taking them back to the Bridge this time . |
| 45 | Another notable promotion , to the trade this time , involved Picador 's sending pairs of pink knickers to booksellers all over the country — mostly men — to promote Tama Janowitz' new novel , The Male Cross-Dresser Support Group . |
| 46 | it might be — he was once again at the bench this weekend but did not get on the field this time . |
| 47 | They met on the Embankment this time , Alexander Rokovssky and the gentleman known as a diplomatic courier . |
| 48 | mm he 'd not put it on the drive this time |
| 49 | He kissed her again , on the forehead this time , and whispered in her ear , ‘ Kiss me back , McAllister . |
| 50 | Annie threw her spoon away again , it landed on the floor this time . |
| 51 | On the way this time it rained , but despite his dragging cloak and the glum faces of the small train he took with him , Nicholas made the journey in a condition of numbness that amounted almost to happiness . |
| 52 | Sarah was n't slow on the uptake this time . |
| 53 | Ten minutes after the restart Philpott on the right this time , crossed from the byline and Walsh was lurking again on the edge of the six yard box to head in his second goal . |
| 54 | I went on the game this time and earned a bit of money there , and I did chequebooks and cards . |
| 55 | It had been left on the terrace this time , anchored down by a stone . |
| 56 | I reckon your sort of timetable for doing this wants to be , early next week to meet to work out exactly what questions you are gon na do and mak make a questionnaire and perhaps later on in the week Wednesday , Thursday , Friday , start to ask some people Now on the Friday this time this we this time next week you c |
| 57 | Not even a perfunctory kiss on the cheek this time . |
| 58 | Also worth looking at , but on the Macintosh this time , is Orange Micro 's Ragtime . |
| 59 | He was on the losing side with Everton three times twice against Liverpool and he is determined to get his hands on the trophy this time . |
| 60 | ‘ Begin at the beginning this time , and maybe we 'll get some sense out of you . ’ |