Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] every time [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was true that the happy-go-lucky dockers , working for a few pennies every time a ship came in , were being watched carefully by Captain Robins on the bridge , but it all seemed rather haphazard , as though I would be lucky if I ever found all my trunks . |
| 2 | Pedestrians scampered blindly across the road to catch waiting buses , the cars jerked ahead a few yards every time the traffic lights turned to green . |
| 3 | Thus the forecast 's window of 12 months rolls forward three months every time the forecast is updated , and the balance of the previous periods ' forecasts still within the new window are automatically updated as well . |
| 4 | IN Tetris on the NES , if you keep select held down during play , you 'll knock up a high score of 10,000 points every time a block lands . |
| 5 | If a motion was suggested for reducing the team 's innings by five runs every time a player was out it would encourage the taking of wickets , which would in turn reduce the role of the leg stump ‘ spinner ’ and medium pace ‘ dobber ’ , place greater emphasis on attacking fields , potentially creating more runs — particularly boundaries — for the batsmen and recreating the ‘ traditions ’ of one-day cricket . |
| 6 | ‘ We are also in contact with other forces every time a prostitute-related offence comes up , ’ said Chief Insp Cross . |