Example sentences of "[prep] the [adj] time they " in BNC.
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| 1 | During the whole time they were there , they were not bothered by aircraft . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
| 5 | It was the form twos , the only thing that I , that they had to , they had to look forward to in the whole time they were there . |
| 6 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
| 7 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
| 8 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |
| 9 | Grant had watched them standing in front of the electronic display , puzzling at the excessive time they seemed to be wasting . |