Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [pers pn] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( It is frequently used : Chirac used it 22 times in 1987 ; it was used 43 times between 1986 and 1988 . ) |
| 2 | My glance allowed me sufficient time to register an abundance of well-washed hair , a rosy cheerful face , a loose-hanging tweed coat and heavily-patterned woollen stockings . |
| 3 | ‘ The cutlets yes , certainly , since the Prince rejected them first time round , and asked for them later , ’ dredging up memories from the depths of his mind . |
| 4 | He told Mr. Frost about Beckett 's law and Mr. Frost asked him several times whether the level of taxation that would then result — |
| 5 | Steve Savage of Grafton met him several times after Frankfurt . |
| 6 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 7 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Regis and Gary Bannister were both denied at close range before MacDonald spared us extra time with a rising 25-yarder which found the top left corner of Steve Sherwood 's net . |
| 10 | After two successive League defeats , Abingdon Town made it third time lucky today with an emphatic three nil win over Horsham here at the Culham Road . |
| 11 | Finally , after 180 gallons of water and three hundredweight of coal going through Jesse , Gerry Williams made it third time lucky . |
| 12 | When Penry rejoined her some time later Leonora was the centre of a group discussing the rival merits of various sailing craft . |
| 13 | Jinny read it three times . |
| 14 | What is equally undeniable is Die Auferstehung 's status as a masterwork ( Mozart conducted it three times in 1788 , expressing no small amount of enthusiasm ) , and this recording 's fine presentation of the piece , worthy to stand beside Hermann Max 's [ see my review of JS Bach 's Magnificat below — Ed. ] splendid Capriccio recording ( coupled with . |
| 15 | Mr Henderson asked him three times if he had any idea what a kidney was for . |
| 16 | Mr Henderson asked him three times if he had any idea what a kidney was for . |
| 17 | Something between distress and amusement struck her this time . |
| 18 | And it was Rosemary who finished up in casualty after Carssier kicked her three times in the stomach ! |
| 19 | She was jealous of Arabella , and the baby on the way made it ten times worse . |
| 20 | Whilst others were only allowed to keep the night watch once each week , Nicholas undertook it three times . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | His mother phoned him several times and Jack had a disturbed night 's sleep . |
| 23 | He was walking along a quiet street when gunmen shot him several times in the head . |
| 24 | I played off seven at my best — politics left me little time for practice , but lack of concentration was the real problem . |
| 25 | 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 . |