Example sentences of "[noun sg] [art] [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because those who re-offended went to prison automatically , without the possibility of a non-custodial sentence the next time they were convicted of an imprisonable offence , they might remain in custody for a longer time than would otherwise have been the case . |
| 2 | People can enjoy reading about you even if they do n't like your music and if enough of them do , it improves your chances of more coverage the next time you need it . |
| 3 | He had a semi-hard-on the whole time he was bathing her , and without warning she grabbed him by it , and led him to the bath . |
| 4 | It did sting me a bit the first time I used it but has n't since . |
| 5 | But Harry spoke a bit the last time we went , he said So what hire a car . |
| 6 | Just take a careful look the next time you are out shopping ; how many people look happy ? |
| 7 | Yanto went on to tell Billy about his experience the last time he had used Selwyn 's lavatory . |
| 8 | The name of the local pub , Live and Let Live , seemed like a good omen the first time she drove past it . |
| 9 | Maybe other irate walkers would bear that in mind the next time they see the army out on an exercise . |
| 10 | Dougal was so cold that he dropped the key the first time he put it in the lock . |
| 11 | I mean Tony 's been at the club a long time he 's expressed a wish to go erm his style and his age is probably just right to go on the continent , he 's twenty six years of age and er I would guess that his particular style wou possibly would be better suited to continental play than it is in England . |
| 12 | ‘ The — er — Palmer & Pearson job , ’ she interrupted , only then realising that they had barely touched on work the whole time she 'd been with him . |
| 13 | I would not expect an angler to hit , or even see , every bite he has on a swing-tip the first time he uses one . |
| 14 | I imagined Perkin threading along that trail at night , following the paint quite easily as he 'd been that way already in daylight , and being secretly pleased with himself because if he had inadvertently left any traces of his passage the first time they could be explained away naturally by the second . |
| 15 | You were no more than a boy the last time I saw you … twelve , thirteen at the most . |
| 16 | ‘ I fell in love with this place the first time I saw it . |
| 17 | It was his soft eyes that had put her at ease the first time she met him , when she timidly knocked at his door just a few years ago , the evening when Fred employed a helper and found his future wife . |
| 18 | We had to be washed , dressed , have our hair immaculate ( which was difficult because I had to plait mine ) , strip all the bedclothes off our beds ( which seemed totally a pointless exercise and got right up my nose the entire time I was at Styal ) , and fold them to a complicated and immaculate design — sheet , blanket , sheet all wrapped round with the counterpane and put at the end of your bed . |
| 19 | ‘ Of course , you did promise Anna that you would take her to Sherwood Forest the next time she and Sam came over on business , ’ he reminded Merrill tauntingly . |
| 20 | I had a tremendous struggle to keep my medication the whole time I was in Holloway , and it started again when I went to Styal . |
| 21 | If your program needs to find an empty string the first time it is used , you can subsequently assign a null string to it . |
| 22 | He did n't say anything of great consequence the last time I left him . |
| 23 | As Julie saw him reach for the doorbell a third time she opened the door and eased it back to the extent of the chain . |
| 24 | They said goodbye to each other and promised not to ignore each other the next time they met . |
| 25 | Terrifically glad if you could bear to look in for a drink the next time you 're in town . |
| 26 | I 've just spent six months in Cottonvale and I mean its degrading , I mean cos your locked up in a cell from eight o'clock at night till six o'clock in the morning and your not got any toilet facilities you 've got to use a potty if you want to go to the toilet and it is degrading , I mean there 's people in there , well I was a first offender the first time I was in , but I mean there 's people in there seventeen year old that have n't a clue about life in general and it is degrading for them . |
| 27 | ‘ You called me a dog the first time you saw me , ’ he said . |
| 28 | We fought like cat and dog the whole time we were together — or at least most of the time , ’ she added , remembering , ‘ he made my life an absolute misery ! ’ |
| 29 | After a while you get when you first start the first time you ever ride a two wheeler and you have someone holding it or you have some stabilizers on till you know what you 're doing . |
| 30 | You know how pissed off Kolchinsky was when he got the bill the last time you did that . ’ |