Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [adj] time he " in BNC.

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1 St Augustine did not explain how the mind could be an accurate chronometer for the timing of external events , but as the pioneer of the study of psychological time he stands in the front rank of those who have contributed to the understanding of our sense of time .
2 Less than a month separates the publisher 's acceptance of the book and Nietzsche 's completion of the revision ; and during part of this time he was busy preparing lectures on Plato and , unexpectedly enough , on Latin epigraphy . "
3 And I 'd walk around the empty house , or ring Mum for a chat ; sometimes I 'd lie on the floor in Charlie 's attic and wonder what he was doing and what kind of good time he was having .
4 If the baby-sitter orders my son to complete his home work after that time he is disregarding my instructions and his duty .
5 That may be so ; but on the other hand , if the plaintiff 's contention is correct , the solicitor may abstain from delivering his bill for 20 years , and then at the end of that time he may deliver it and sue after the expiration of a month from its delivery .
6 At the end of that time he came back again .
7 Indeed , when a male is following a female at this time he seems to produce this ‘ chuntering ’ sound almost continuously .
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