Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] time [pron] have " in BNC.
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1 | Well I was er Er the school days from were from er eleven to fourteen and er tt of course during that time we had the opportunity to try and pass for grammar . |
2 | Erm , she actually traced back calls on the station log and it was done from the first of October nineteen ninety two to the thirtieth of September nineteen ninety three and during that time we had over five thousand three hundred and thirty calls , of which one thousand one hundred and sixty six originated from , so that is erm twenty point three percent of the calls received at police station and were held on came from , which is quite a lot . |
3 | Although this subsides after about 15 minutes , during that time you 've probably applied lashings of moisturiser . |
4 | They had been in the outback for four months , and during that time it had become clear to Gould that his projected trips to New Zealand , Moreton Bay , and Norfolk Island were unnecessary . |
5 | During that time it has let us down just once , stranding the deputy editor Michael Harvey in Hammersmith with a broken clutch cable . |
6 | During that time it has had numerous facelifts , and in what must surely be the last of its nine lives , the Big Cat has had another . |
7 | During that time I had them out three times because I thought I 'd make them see . |
8 | It was the summer 1989 when I went down to the golf club with a friend and played around with him after that I borrowed his clubs quite regularly and practised eventually mum & Dad chipped in and I bought myself a set of clubs well to be exact I bought myself a bag of three iron and a putter during the next two years I had saved up and built up my set of clubs until I had a half set of irons and 2 woods during that time I had always left my clubs at the golf club to save me taking the clubs to the course every time I played . |
9 | During that time I had the misfortune to visit the infamous Boggo road gaol ; I stress that I was a visitor . |
10 | I 've had the same look for the last 7–8 years and during that time I 've put on some weight . |
11 | It 's been five years since Zoë Fairbairns last published a novel , during that time she has been writing a huge and compelling family saga , Daddy 's Girls . |
12 | He had spent less than an hour in the Dragon and during that time he had succeeded in needling at least four men . |
13 | By the time Johnny moved back to Brighton he had spent over 20 years at Selhurst Park and during that time he had made an invaluable contribution to Palace 's progress both on and off the field , for which he will long be remembered with gratitude . |
14 | He had lived outwith Scotland for only 5 years but during that time he had travelled further by land and had seen a greater number of interesting places than most people do in a lifetime . |
15 | He had spent nearly all of his forty-eight years in the First Church of Christ the Spiritualist , and during that time he had witnessed literally thousands of encounters with people from the Other Side . |
16 | Although Ross had insisted on seeing her every day , during that time he had never done anything more than kiss her hand . |
17 | During that time he has been pushing hard to make up any lost ground . |
18 | About this time I had , by a certain wicked attempt — for I had a bold heart which rather put me upon courting than avoiding danger — set a hornet 's nest about my ears so I thought it better to remove myself to France and be a little more discreet in my armours . |
19 | The Bank has been fortunate in that during this time we have been associated with a Grand Slam in 1984 and a share of the Five Nations Championship in 1986 . |
20 | During this time they had also become accustomed to a pattern of corporeal proximity , nothing like horseplay of course , or holding hands , or significant touching , but just an ordinary sort of being close together like two friendly animals in a stall . |
21 | During this time I had my first experience with a knitting machine . |
22 | I have been breeding Neons for around twenty years , and during this time I have evolved a set procedure which enables me to successfully raise the fish in sufficient numbers . |
23 | During this time it had become clear to him that , to use his phrase , ‘ the Holy Spirit had separated ’ him to the Vineyard movement which is led by John Wimber . |
24 | During this time it has donated more than £600,000 to over 2500 local groups , helping the disabled , under fives , elderly and youth groups with a wide range of special projects , or improving their facilities . |
25 | It is 2 years since the first edition of this booklet was printed and during this time there has been an enormous increase in interest in the use of LM potencies . |
26 | During this time he had remained by the door , his expressionless gaze following her every move . |
27 | During this time he had admitted killing William Egan . |
28 | During this time he 'd settled with ease into the household , which had surprised the girls who looked after him ; they had anticipated difficulty . |
29 | For some time we 've been in a false position and our two games against Birmingham have confirmed this . |
30 | In his introduction to the environmental policy document which will be issued to employees in 1993 , Chief Executive Kneale Ashwell explains : ‘ For some time we have recognised the need for a policy to increase awareness , to deal with environmental issues and to implement systems which ensure the Company complies with all relevant legislation and manages the essential attitudinal and behavioural changes that are likely to affect business operations . |