Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And er this erm tt As I say this old man , he he he 'd did n't like coming in too soon in the morning , and er a I could see he was finding it a bit difficult to find both our wages out of his money , although I got there to time and worked . |
| 2 | I wandered in from time to time looking , usually , for something which was out of print or which no other bookseller had come around to stocking . |
| 3 | Er , the other thing is of course colleagues that the doors at the side are , are open for very good reasons and I mentioned yesterday from time to time that once we get er we get talking there 's a that goes and colleagues at the side of Congress have a great deal of difficulty in hearing and listening to the debate . |
| 4 | Almost called you a witch there but I stopped just in time because it 's not |
| 5 | I arrived back in time to pipe out the Brigadier , and judging by his jovial manner he must have enjoyed his meal . |
| 6 | I turned just in time to see the storm-door across the landing shutting gently . |
| 7 | ‘ No , ’ he said with a grin , ‘ today I turned up on time . ’ |
| 8 | I always make sure I get back in time for tea . ’ |
| 9 | I arrive just in time to run into the law turning the place upside down . |
| 10 | I looked up in time to see him place his cap on his head and look round the kitchen , patting his pockets as he did so . |
| 11 | There is no doubt that this was the main reason why I delayed accepting a promotion post until it was too late and I ran out of time . |
| 12 | I wrote off to Time Out and in early February 1981 found myself surrounded by eight or nine other blind socialists discussing the formation of the Alternative Talking Newspapers Collective . |
| 13 | Finally , he makes considerable use of ‘ natural experiments ’ , the sociological , or in this case literary , device , of studying those natural contrasts which crop up from time to time . |
| 14 | he believes cumulative stress which builds up over time , should be classified as an industrial injury for which people can claim compensation . |
| 15 | The Gutenberg Galaxy was the invention of the printing press which came just in time for the Reformation . |
| 16 | The time component is negligible in the classical limit of fields which vary slowly with time . |
| 17 | Thus , negotiations will include representations and " other dealings " which extend back in time to when the debtor or hirer reads an advertisement inserted by the negotiator . |
| 18 | Nowadays it is thought that not much new water is generated by volcanoes or by hot springs and vapours , which speeded up in time through land-ocean changes and continental drift ; the vast majority of this is today believed to be recycled hydrospheric water . |
| 19 | insomnia , which is commonly a consequence of addictive disease and which resolves naturally in time as recovery progresses . |
| 20 | It was not too difficult in the 1960s and 1970s to discern such contradictions in the East European countries , in the form of conflicts among various social groups , and in particular a conflict — which appeared openly from time to time in strikes , protests or even insurrections , and was only with difficulty contained and repressed — between those who control and direct the overall development of society and those whose lives and work are thus planned and regulated from above . |
| 21 | Apart from the measly sums she doled out from time to time , the allowance was Benedict 's by right , for it was left in trust for him by her husband . |
| 22 | And then there are special times ; when planning a family : as an expectant or nursing mother ; when it 's that time of the month ; or simply when you run out of time to eat properly . |
| 23 | In the examination itself , divide up the time on the basis of how the marks are likely to be distributed ; if you run out of time for your first answer , quickly sketch a conclusion and move on to the next question , so that you have provided at least a general indication of work in all the questions . |
| 24 | The University 's Alumni Office can provide help and advice to groups , whether they consist of a few friends who meet informally from time to time , a group from a particular department or year who wish to arrange a special reunion , or a more established society like the ones described on these pages . |
| 25 | But I think er with a big family like mother had got , she used to like her divi day erm for erm you know , well say save up , well it used to come round about May and you 'd think well just , you know just in time for the summer shoes or something you know . |
| 26 | who you 're supposed to be worry until you get there on time . |
| 27 | Just that I think Susanna wants to spanner to work , her bike 's not here otherwise I 'd have if she gets back in time , fair enough . |
| 28 | ‘ Put me down , you lecherous old goat ! ’ she said with a laugh , and , pushing him away , she straightend up in time to see That Man emerge from Jim 's old office with Ben Bradshaw , the senior registrar . |
| 29 | The precarious nature of the human effort to balance is steadied by the strength of the love of God which itself leapt down into time to show it could be done . |
| 30 | THERE will be no reward for poll tax payers in Middlesbrough who pay up on time . |