Example sentences of "[conj] the [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike the way he had spoken to her earlier , or the previous time they had met . |
| 2 | Another said , ‘ I do n't like the implication that the only time we ever think about what we are doing is when we 've got an appraisal ’ . |
| 3 | That the only time he can see me is next Tuesday night ? |
| 4 | I knew that the only time I had actually seen them was when I had wiped or picked away my own pus . |
| 5 | All he really wanted was to be next to O ; and you could see that the whole time he was listening , watching . |
| 6 | From everything she says , it 's clear this gilgul 's been on the scene for quite a while — there is no way she could have learned what she 's learned , cleaned up her act and become who she is now if the only time she 's had to do it in was the brief interval between our confrontation at the Mephistco stand and her appearance on the beach at Bournemouth . |
| 7 | Wonder if the only time I was , when I saw this , was |
| 8 | Okay , bearing in mind single life , does include a life of another , and the only time we can use that life for another , is the one we mentioned there with where the employer wishes to take a plan on the life of the employee . |
| 9 | Indeed , the basic model assumes that wages and prices are fixed and the only time we allowed them to rise was after the attainment of full employment . |
| 10 | There is no outside view of any sort and the only time they leave the cell is for weekend visits from relatives , bi-daily showers or for 45 minutes ' daily exercise . |
| 11 | They let me get on with my job and the only time I see them is to get things rubber-stamped . ’ |
| 12 | Erm my mother , we were a little bit better off than they were and er I remember going to a child with my mother , to see what would be my aunt you see and uncle , and the only time I ever remember seeing my aunt with eleven children was sitting at the corner of a table with a sort of a coarse apron on and just sitting there and I never saw her doing anything . |
| 13 | I 'm based on the moons of Jupiter from now on , and the only time I 'll come back to earth will be strictly on a day-trip basis . |
| 14 | Jayne , it seems , never spoke to Isabelle and the only time she smiled at her was when she learnt that Chris and Isabelle were splitting up . |
| 15 | You 're going to get a real whipping now , and the only time you speak is to tell us you 're ready to inform on your friends . |
| 16 | And the only time you would get a new pair was if the top part of the shoe |
| 17 | And when I say the country I do n't mean one of those villages just off the motorway full of people just like us buying Australian Chardonnay from the local wine merchant and the only time you hear an ooo-aarr accent is when you 're listening to the Archers in the bath . |
| 18 | I 'd promised my mother I 'd buy her some new central-heating , and the only time it could be fitted was the next week , so I needed to be home for Monday when the workmen came round . |
| 19 | Now I in terms of the fine letter of P P G twelve erm erm er that is not entirely consistent , but looking at the special circumstances of Greater York , erm erm and the long time you 've spent on this , trying to reassure the public that we will do this properly , we think it 's the best way to proceed . |
| 20 | The crisis shows something else — the vulnerability of our economies and lifestyles , and the free time they sustain . |
| 21 | The bands can be as deep as you like and the whole time you are creating a unique structure . |
| 22 | Similarly , other experts say that the peak in testosterone which happens in women around mid-cycle when they are ovulating — and the very time they are likely to get pregnant — is very slight and unlikely to result in your pursuing your mate with greater passion . |
| 23 | His kiss had thrilled and excited her , and the brief time she had spent in his arms had only increased her desire , leaving her aching to know him better . |
| 24 | No , I 'm ashamed to say it but the only time I 've seen Leeds away was the charity shield at wembley . |
| 25 | This is really rather unfair because the only time we can really define correctly is in hindsight — when we have already found the solution and are merely inventing a definition that would have led us there ! |
| 26 | No er not , not really because the only time I , I wa I was in trouble with the police was I was riding a bike without a light . |
| 27 | Because the only time I approached the the man was when my revolver was the holster and the holster was done up . |
| 28 | Michael was not sure , because the only time he had flown , to Dublin , he 'd been sick , aware only of noise and vibration , and his ears behaving strangely . |
| 29 | It was surprising , she thought , how well the local people seemed to have accepted Joanna and herself , considering the short time they had been there . |