Example sentences of "[conj] [prep] all [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | After leaving the prairies in 1937 my working career took me to many lands around the world for 37 years , and I must confess that during all that time I scarcely thought of my old friend Edna Jacques until January of 1974 , when we were living in Anguilla . |
| 2 | It is worrying that after all this time Labour appears to think that being in opposition means solely that one must oppose everything . |
| 3 | However , he reflected that it was now twenty years since he had been ejected from the church on ‘ Black Bartholomew 's Day ’ , and during all that time , by God 's mercy , he , and many others had been kept in relative ‘ peace ’ and freedom to serve the Lord , despite all the efforts of the Church and State to silence them . |
| 4 | The episode occupied many millions of years and during all that time there were no deposits . |
| 5 | And during all this time I kept getting flashing pictures in my mind of Chantal , like a magic lantern slide . |
| 6 | And during all this time , does the baby have a trained teacher and formal lessons ? |
| 7 | So why the opposition and after all this time , eighteen months of debate . |
| 8 | They threw us out at four o'clock and in all that time I had n't said a word , just listened . |
| 9 | I have been using pastels for at least 30 years and in all that time I have never once seen a warning to this effect in either art books or on the many boxes of pastels that I have purchased . |
| 10 | I have been using pasters for at least 30 years and in all that time I have never once seen a warning to this effect in either art books or on the many boxes of pastels that I have purchased . |
| 11 | For the last five years I 've been doing this series , for the last 12 months sharing it with Ed Douglas , and in all that time there 's been the rain . |
| 12 | I have been keeping tropical fish for around 20 years and in all that time I have always had not just one , but a number of aquaria . |
| 13 | And in all that time she 'd never heard from Jez , nor even from her parents . |
| 14 | We have been spinning coins together since I do n't know when , and in all that time ( if it is all that time ) I do n't suppose either of us was more than a couple of gold pieces up or down . |
| 15 | I 've supported Leeds since I was 5 and in all that time I 've never once wished Leeds would lose a game , ever . |
| 16 | ‘ So , ’ Trish said patiently , ‘ we left the Sala dell'Arte together , we bought gelati and gained a billion calories eating it , we came home , scrubbed the goo off our faces and plopped into our beds — and in all that time , you never said a word worth hearing . ’ |
| 17 | But throughout all that time the principles contained within the document have always cha remained the same . |
| 18 | But in all that time I 've never been completely sober . ’ |
| 19 | Sir John died seven years ago , but in all that time Lavinia has not increased Benedict 's allowance , as she might well have done , nor made any provision for his accommodation , other than saying that he might live at Merchiston Lodge if he chose . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Not only have I been separated from my wife for the past five years — but in all that time I 've only once managed to make love to her . |