Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun pl] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it went on , Trent gaining ten yards each time and knowing that , while they continued racing , he had no chance of recrossing the river unseen . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think I 've made any mistakes this time . |
| 3 | ‘ The security services can see these reports any time they want . |
| 4 | If you have players who are obsessed with mapping detail , they will have a very tough time inside the Castle , but in describing the outside of it , when their characters seem to see slight differences each time they look at the buildings , add the disorientating detail that the characters can not remember exactly what the Castle looked like at any time prior to the present moment . |
| 5 | The expression of one 's meaning by saying something which is the direct opposite of tone 's thoughts , to make one 's remarks forceful : If that robber gets 10 years this time , that 'll give him something to laugh at ! |
| 6 | Cristiani had earlier given the impression that the government had accepted a proposal by UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Oct. 23 to extend the deadline ( currently Oct. 31 ) for the completion of the UN peace process , to give both sides more time to comply with the details of the accord . |
| 7 | And it will take private investors some time to get used to it . |
| 8 | Ormsby-Gore is credited with the suggestion that the American naval quarantine line around Cuba should be reduced from 800 to 500 miles to give approaching Soviet ships more time in which to react . |
| 9 | Players collect 25 seats each time they pass clockwise through START . |
| 10 | We got any tangerines this time ? |
| 11 | ‘ I told her I did n't want any curls this time … . |
| 12 | It has taken present-day governments some time to understand that a universal benefit is a bulwark against the disincentive effects of a largely means-tested system , and that , given that the benefit is paid irrespective of whether the household head is in or out of work but is nevertheless deducted from supplementary benefit , it helps maintain a difference between income in paid work and income on the dole . |
| 13 | Washing hospital sheets costs more , in some rich countries , than providing disposable bedding ; returning soft-drinks bottles through supermarkets to be refilled is dearer than using new ones each time . |
| 14 | and we need some cigs some time . |
| 15 | He faces tougher opponents this time , but has bundles of stamina and with a half decent run to the corner , can outstay Stormhill Echo who relished the inside last week to score comfortably by four lengths from Murlough Blue in 30.92 secs . |
| 16 | The basic pattern was always the same , but Bridget liked to make minute adjustments each time she reviewed it . |
| 17 | Anti-China congressmen have new allies this time around : protectionists . |
| 18 | The strange relationship she had with him was like the painting , she thought — nothing quite what it appeared , unveiling new facets each time she considered it . |