Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] time he [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was one of the reasons she loved him , but she could n't go on doing it indefinitely — swearing that this time he had gone too far and it was the end and then having to console him . |
| 2 | The two-way division agreed at Aachen in March 842 is best seen as a way of putting pressure on Lothar , convincing him that this time he had no alternative to opening negotiations in earnest . |
| 3 | His previous home had been completely refurbished by interior designers , so this time he took great pleasure in creating his own individual style . |
| 4 | She hardly ever stopped thinking about Alain Lemarchand and each time he came into her mind this guilt came too . |
| 5 | They 'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight , and each time he 'd been taken away from working with patients and given something fiddling to do . |
| 6 | Five minutes later he came in trying to tell tell us jokes and each time he 'd been paddling through this brake fluid and the carpet is just you know , brains |
| 7 | Twice the doctor had tried to push his arm inside her to turn the child and each time he had failed . |
| 8 | Twice he had been torpedoed , and each time he had finally been picked up ; then on PQ 17 , when the destroyers left and they had been ordered to scatter … |
| 9 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 10 | He was determined to regain as much of his former abilities as he could and each time he began his rehabilitation with as much vigour as he could muster . |
| 11 | He was determined to regain as much of his former abilities as he could and each time he began his rehabilitation with as much vigour as he could muster . |
| 12 | Everyone laughed and clapped and then Oliver used a whole heap of long words and each time he used one we all whooped . |
| 13 | Most nights he made at least one trip out here , and each time he learned nothing . |
| 14 | Poor Leopold at home was clearly pining for his son : in a touching letter he confessed that he felt sad at times , being unable to hear Wolfgang playing the piano and violin , and each time he approached his home he half expected to hear the familiar sound of his son 's fiddle . |
| 15 | Although his curtains were drawn , moonlight flooded his room and each time he awoke from an uneasy sleep he thought that it was morning . |
| 16 | Up until this time he had considered it wrong to administer the Lord 's Supper to those whose profession of faith was somewhat dubious . |
| 17 | And this time he had a knife . |
| 18 | He read the personal notes again , and this time he raised an eyebrow . |
| 19 | Before she realised it , she was in his arms again , and this time he kissed her fiercely , a long kiss that left her feeling faint and breathless , and caused her heart to beat so fast that she felt sure he must be conscious of its wild throbbing . |
| 20 | Then he heard the voices once more — and this time he knew it was not his imagination . |
| 21 | He drove home and this time he felt able to phone the travel agent friend of Adam 's without fear of a rebuff . |
| 22 | It was early morning when Patrick awoke again , and this time he came fully alert . |
| 23 | He told Rufus to drive a bit more slowly and this time he spotted the six-foot-wide gap in the hedge with , on the right-hand side , almost hidden by cow parsley growing up and elderflowers hanging down , the wooden box on legs with its hinged lid into which Hilbert's-mail and newspapers and milk had been delivered . |
| 24 | They did not keep him long , however , and this time he made off with a companion and even had the nerve to work for three months on a French farm before starting a marathon trek across the entire length of France . |
| 25 | And this time he let the contempt enter his voice . |
| 26 | She reached out and this time he let her grip his arm . |
| 27 | She pulled free and walked off and this time he let her go . |
| 28 | And this time he did say , you know , the cross . |
| 29 | I reached over and ruffled his hair and this time he did n't pull away . |
| 30 | They left him standing there and this time he did n't follow them . |