Example sentences of "[noun sg] about the time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | His mouth opened and closed while portraits of notables revolved on some sort of belt contraption behind him and my mind strayed to Phil Collins 's story about the time he went up and asked Steve Davis for an autograph : ‘ He did n't even glance at me , just sent me off to get a pen , and then signed his name , still without looking at me . |
2 | ‘ Most days , poor man , an ’ talk about the time he was a boy . |
3 | He 'd begun to tell her an anecdote about the time he 'd been trying out some play in Brighton when he 'd very nearly missed the curtain because he 'd accidentally locked himself in his hotel-room , and how if it had n't been for his wife — ; realising his blunder he broke off and wanted to know if she minded his being married . |
4 | Can I just ask one thing , a another thing about the time you were living in , erm did you as a woman know anything about contraception ? |
5 | Even an agreement about the time you might get up in the morning , and who gets up first , for instance , is important . |