Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could not in the court of law swear that you had been under my observations the whole time we were making the ascent . ’ |
| 2 | That 's why she cuddles my children the whole time — she 's trying to say I lack warmth . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Some residents who were moved after the last round of home closures are now faced with losing their homes a second time , ’ said Mr Common . |
| 4 | In the year I had skippered Wavebreaker at least half of our married male charterers had either offered Ellen a job or pressed her to visit their offices the next time she passed through their city . |
| 5 | He is not over fond of strangers , but he will allow people into the house , although he monitors their movements the whole time . ’ |
| 6 | She stands squarely with her hands on her hips the whole time , beaming at Crilly and remarking often upon the colour of the sky . |
| 7 | I emerged from its jaws a short time later , however , as I could n't bear the heat — My water wave fell down ! ’ |
| 8 | ‘ And these fellers used to go to sea like that ; and in these boats they were gone ten and twelve weeks , and they slept in little bunks , and they never changed their clothes the whole time . |
| 9 | The oriental had released them from their cells a short time before , and ordered them to precede him down through an open trapdoor into a secret escape tunnel . |
| 10 | Replacing his spectacles a final time , he looked me up and down once more and said : " You will be going out to meet the public every day , you know . |
| 11 | He was run off his legs the last time and he had only just been paid for the quarter . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ From nine till 3.30 he was on his feet the entire time , ’ Hamilton recalls . |
| 13 | She did not speak when he raised his eyebrows the second time , so in went onions , mustard and ketchup . |
| 14 | He pulled up his roots a second time and moved to another new land , Germany , where during the twelve years that were left to him he accomplished a ‘ ballet miracle ’ , building not merely a repertory and a company in Stuttgart , but a whole new public attitude that affected other theatres throughout the country . |
| 15 | We were on our feet the whole time . |