Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | You made them cakes that time did n't you ? |
| 2 | I apologized for my behaviour ( you know how it is : a few drinks , a few laughs , you step out of line ) , and asked if I could buy her lunch some time . |
| 3 | When he had found out that Mike lived in a flat he 'd invited him to come and enjoy their garden any time , but without really expecting to see him . |
| 4 | She returned to the formal garden and paced its perimeter several times , counting her steps to see if the number would be the same on each circuit ; but it was n't . |
| 5 | Lieutenant Ramos gave them some warning as the helicopter approached their destination some time later . |
| 6 | Ring was killed by falling masonry in 1788 and the firm changed its name several times thereafter . |
| 7 | She concentrated on the interior doorhandles of the cab and changed their design several times , just for practice , then smoothed them out entirely . |
| 8 | He had rung his number several times but there had been no reply . |
| 9 | He changed his mind several times about the possibility of oil sanctions against Italy , hoped to be able to win concessions from France , to avoid conflict when German troops unilaterally moved in to remilitarize the Rhineland in March 1936 . |
| 10 | It does n't squeeze very hard , Laba explained , but tightens its grip each time you exhale , making it increasingly harder to draw the next breath . |
| 11 | ( Described by her adoring husband early in their marriage ) ‘ Her eyes seemed bigger to him , especially when she was just waking up and fluttered her lids several times in succession ; they were black when she was in shadow and dark blue in full daylight ; and they seemed to contain layer upon layer of colours , which were thicker in hue deep down , and became lighter towards the enamel-like surface . ’ |
| 12 | The company says its experience this time through is different from when the first Snakes were delayed by shortfalls in the Texas Instruments Inc-produced floating point unit because it 's controlling all design and all fabrication . |
| 13 | Now we all know because we 're print buyers to a larger or greater degree but they 're clients they over-estimate they add about twenty five per cent more on than they need and you have to send them back to sharpen their pencils several times before you 've seen the estimate , they of course know that all print buyers are idiots who keep forgetting all the important things and do n't give them half the information they need like the weight of paper or the fact that there 's to be a pocket at the back so , I think if we got the man I think if we maybe started off with H M S O the print buyer which is more akin to what we are and say well you know these are the problems I 've got I 'm sitting with a six million pound budget buying for the whole of the government of Scotland and I have problems and these are the problems that I have , then we get to the wee man from who says now wait a minute boys I get the rubbish that you send out , that was the message and let's make it funny but slightly aggressive let's highlight the real problems because that 's what it 's about , we 're not here for a nice night we 're here to learn |
| 14 | Yeah so er I 'll give him notes this time I think , and let him put the meat on the bone |
| 15 | I have a great respect for the floating voter and I am confident he will see which side his bread is buttered when he casts his vote this time . |
| 16 | I could do his job any time but he could n't do mine . |
| 17 | The prosecution alleges that he murdered his ex-wife some time between the 21st and 23rd of January 1973 — she was last seen alive on the 20th . |
| 18 | It is better to feed your fish several times a day with small amounts than one huge feed per day . |
| 19 | I can see my dad any time , I ca n't see my nan any time . |
| 20 | I can see my dad any time , I ca n't see my nan any time . |
| 21 | I 've told my story many times . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ But , ’ he went on very quietly , ‘ you can rock my boat any time you like . ’ |
| 23 | I 've got my watch this time , Uncle Ron . |
| 24 | Lineker spared their blushes this time , but not even the striker acclaimed by Francis as Europe 's best ( Gullit may sue ) can oblige every week if the requirement is two goals for a draw , three for a win . |
| 25 | Mark has told you guys many times that European Governments and European plant people ai n't gon na like that one little bit , particularly when their own Far East markets are heavily protected . |
| 26 | Don Warters was hedging his bets this time , though noting high spirits in the team . |
| 27 | all the rest join in with Stuart , and Indipau says oh take no notice Geoff , do n't let them get you down , but its only Indipau that 's not , all the girls they all join in , bloody Colin who , he borrowed his computer that time , remember ? |
| 28 | He used no notes ; he had rehearsed his words many times since receiving the invitation to inaugurate and become president of the new movement that would soon sweep America . |
| 29 | But , come , I will introduce you to Alexander , he 's told his story many times . |
| 30 | He was aware of nothing more until he opened his eyes some time later to find himself lying naked on a sheet of tarpaulin in the backyard . |