Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In France , Bernard found himself with more time than he had ever been used to in his working life ; after his hour-long morning telephone call to John James the day stretched ahead . |
| 2 | They could have discharged themselves at any time , but they were destitute and the best was done for them that was possible in the circumstances . |
| 3 | ‘ It appears to me that the whole question is governed by the broad , general , universal principle that English legislation , unless the contrary is expressly enacted or so plainly implied as to make it the duty of an English court to give effect to an English statute , is applicable only to English subjects or to foreigners who by coming into this country , whether for a long or a short time , have made themselves during that time subject to English jurisdiction . |
| 4 | The most dramatic development of the last quarter of a century has been the emergence of the urban-rural shift as a major factor in population redistribution , but in the late 1970s and early 1980s its strength waned somewhat , as too did the pace of local decentralization , whereas the North-South divide reasserted itself at this time after a period of lower significance . |
| 5 | No , Maggie protected herself at all times . |
| 6 | More than three times as many men as women killed themselves during that time , the Minister for Health , Brendan Howlin , disclosed . |
| 7 | The name of the game is to hit the guy as hard as you can and to protect yourself at all times . |
| 8 | But I suggest that the human will be wetting itself for some time . ’ |
| 9 | Difficulties also arise in the case of damage done in the past , or when the effects do not manifest themselves for some time . |
| 10 | ‘ You must not reproach yourself at any time . |
| 11 | As he said himself of this time , ‘ I yearned to live a semi-bohemian lifestyle , an unstructured life ; but a consecrated one ; some kind of calling . ’ |
| 12 | His illness began to manifest itself during this time but , being David , he refused to allow it to interfere with his duties as President . |
| 13 | Additionally , there may be a number of general domestic or luxury items which you had been promising yourself for some time and the only question is one of actual timing , i.e. determining the right moment to buy . |
| 14 | At 30 , McEnroe is beginning to incline towards nostalgia , even though he leaves himself with little time to indulge in the luxury . |
| 15 | ‘ It 's a sad time for me , but this is something for which I 've been trying to prepare myself for some time , ’ he said . |