Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pron] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He told Mr. Frost about Beckett 's law and Mr. Frost asked him several times whether the level of taxation that would then result — |
| 2 | Steve Savage of Grafton met him several times after Frankfurt . |
| 3 | Siferwas depicted himself several times in the habit of a Dominican friar . |
| 4 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 5 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 6 | It would have been less harrowing to have got the meeting over quickly ; on the other hand the delay while he awaited her return gave him more time to think and plan . |
| 7 | When Penry rejoined her some time later Leonora was the centre of a group discussing the rival merits of various sailing craft . |
| 8 | Something between distress and amusement struck her this time . |
| 9 | The irony of her situation struck her several times over during the following few days . |
| 10 | Agnes took her own time deciding to answer . |
| 11 | A coach back to the team 's hotel gave him enough time for a shower and snack lunch before going back to work — more throw downs , a second net against the quicks , and a burst of fielding practice before dusk set in . |
| 12 | His mother phoned him several times and Jack had a disturbed night 's sleep . |
| 13 | He was walking along a quiet street when gunmen shot him several times in the head . |
| 14 | I played off seven at my best — politics left me little time for practice , but lack of concentration was the real problem . |
| 15 | Umpires David Shepherd and John Holder chivvied them several times , but although the players might deny it suited them tactically to keep as many of their batting overs in hand for the next day when better weather was promised , it is difficult to dismiss the thought that the level of fines was so derisory that they did not give it a thought . |