Example sentences of "[adj] [det] time [subord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And they wo n't be as strong this time because they have lost two or three players through injury . ’ |
| 2 | I do n't think so , but it 's going to be really interesting this time because we 're going to actually , actually see Kevin Maxwell — hope he does n't wear that cloth cap , it 's not really him , he 's a very young man . |
| 3 | Actually , there was a footpath through Wardle Wood from near her village , and if she had dared to go along it she could have walked to Brownies in not much more time than it took her to ride by way of the long winding lane ; but she was sure she had n't the courage to go through the witch 's wood by herself . |
| 4 | In real-time only seconds had passed , not much more time than it would have taken to see if he was in and ask him for a few minutes of his time . |
| 5 | All this , of course , happened in much less time than it takes to explain . |
| 6 | Yeah , I mean we , we 've turned to thirty three this time because it 's a thirty three seater |
| 7 | ‘ Major Nash , ’ she said , ‘ I 've kept your room all this time because I felt sorry for you . |
| 8 | ‘ We must be confident this time because we have that same feeling again . |
| 9 | The Romanian guards proved much more reasonable this time because we had the foresight to obtain a permit for safe passage from the Romanian embassy in London and so we were on our way to Arad by about 5.30 pm . |
| 10 | We will certainly keep you informed of our progress but I do n't expect to be able to send you anything until at the earliest some time while you are in Edinburgh . |
| 11 | When I close my eyes and imagine fatherhood , I see all the standard clichés : John Jr walking with me in the park , a football dribbling at his chubby little feet ; John Jr passing me a spanner as I lie underneath the motorbike ; John Jr asking me to read him that story one more time because I read it so well . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't want to waste any more time if I can help it . ’ |