Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] time [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Soft muslin cloth for the odd time I do n't want the work to get too hot . |
| 2 | No music and the bar 's only open for the minimum time he can get away with . |
| 3 | But for the small time it took to put this inner up it made little difference . |
| 4 | Now , for the final time we 're heading way out west with the man who 's given a whole new meaning to the term ‘ cowboy ’ — John Millar of the Daily Record . |
| 5 | Oh , poor Travis , Leith thought , her sympathies going out to him for the terrible time he was having . |
| 6 | A great girl and we were very happy for the short time we had . ’ |
| 7 | I sometimes cycled to Bude Grammar School for the short time I was there . |
| 8 | All she wanted to do was yield to it , because it was what she had wanted for the whole time she had been with him . |
| 9 | The following version is useful to give children the opportunity to channel excess energy — everybody is in action for the whole time it is being played . |
| 10 | During the whole time they were there , they were not bothered by aircraft . |
| 11 | We lost one man from the ground crew during the whole time we were overseas . |
| 12 | During the whole time I was anorexic , there is only one reference in my diary to feeling cold , and that was when the school heating system failed . |
| 13 | Horatia 's supposed to have lost her memory during the whole time she was away . |
| 14 | He was n't very fond of the river Wye , for its rocky crevasses had claimed too many young lives even during the short time he had been there . |
| 15 | Two of them ( the men , I mean ) became quite fond of John during the short time he was with them , and expressed much regret at his leaving , begging him to come again and to bring his gin , meaning his wife , with him . ’ |
| 16 | Here you see the Sheffield ladies , Pauline [ branch secretary ] , Diane [ sales controller ] , Joan [ service controller ] and Sue [ receptionist ] still talking about the fantastic time they had . |
| 17 | Did n't Celia tell you about the awful time she had giving birth to Donna ? ’ |
| 18 | That 's about the only time I 've liked it here . ’ |
| 19 | It 's about the only time I really hate the job , you know — with accidents and so on … having to tell the relatives , and all that . ’ |
| 20 | We 've got an arrangement with the health authority about the maximum time we will take in assessing somebody for discharge from hospital . |
| 21 | I was wondering how on earth I should endure these hunting days , especially when they all came back and crowed over me about the jolly time they 'd had , and then I thought , by jove , there 's Alexandra Abbott and she does n't hunt and she made me laugh more than anyone has for years . |
| 22 | Well I think there 's the stretching of it you see , I mean wire w after a certain time it would stretch a bit |
| 23 | After a long time she looked at her bedside clock and saw that it was past midnight . |
| 24 | Then after a long time I got up with the help of a friend . |
| 25 | After a long time I heard him get up and come over to the long wall , near to where I was sitting listlessly in the arm-chair . |
| 26 | After a long time I said , " Do you want me to leave you alone ? " |
| 27 | After a short time it was clear that Sir Henry had fallen deeply in love with the beautiful Miss Stapleton . |
| 28 | After a short time he called back . |
| 29 | After a short time he asked if he could have a whisky and soda , and when the ingredients were brought tried to pour a drink for the King . |
| 30 | He tells me of the only time he has seen his mother drink ; her infant grandchild vomited on her coat , and she spouted a fine , volatile performance , screaming Christ Almighty the cross a woman has to bear , taking the Lord 's name in vain for the very first time . |