Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Major success for caddie Andy Prodger and Open champion Nick Faldo came the second time around . |
| 2 | Hyacinth took a long time to respond . |
| 3 | Amy nodded , her eyes like saucers , and Kathleen remembered the first time she had worked in A and E. |
| 4 | But because of his private trainer status Sibton Abbey 's win on Saturday marked the first time Murphy 's name had been credited as trainer of a big race winner . |
| 5 | Jeff had a hard time with me . |
| 6 | Lacking today 's liberal pre-trial discovery , 19th century United States shippers suing in the United States had a difficult time proving the carriers ' negligence . |
| 7 | Mr Howes said a short time later , Alan began to sway . |
| 8 | The Hon. Member for Cunninghame , North spent a considerable time addressing amendment No. 5 , which would prevent any of the privatised bus companies from disposing of fixed assets within five years without the consent of the Secretary of State . |
| 9 | The story of Eddie Aikau began a long time ago : |
| 10 | It says , for instance , that it ‘ should have done what COSE did a long time ago . ’ |
| 11 | It stood up to the race well and he and co-driver John Anthony had a fabulous time . |
| 12 | Erm I think Joe and Ray had a great time . |
| 13 | They visited the same city , perhaps the same places , and spent the same amount of money — but Joy had a marvellous time , while Gloom was thoroughly miserable from start to finish . |
| 14 | Anabelle waited a long time , watching from the other side of the gate . |
| 15 | When he spoke at the exhibition , Vivien stood the whole time , keeping her eyes fixed upon his face . |
| 16 | Stephen entered a short time later , looking anxious . |
| 17 | On the morning of the day when Therese Aschmann was due to arrive in Hochhauser , Willi spent a long time getting ready before he went to meet her at the station . |
| 18 | Cardinal Heenan warned a long time ago that by the year 2,000 there would be no Catholic Church in our country if something was not done to rectify things . |
| 19 | ‘ Jodami recorded a good time and we had The Fellow well beaten . |
| 20 | Sims took a long time to think about answering that . |
| 21 | Monday marked the first time he spoke from the Oval Office , sitting at John F Kennedy 's desk , on a national holiday celebrating George Washington 's birthday . |
| 22 | Even when you were small and Lizzie had a bad time of it , I saw to you . |
| 23 | Uralmash had a difficult time last year . |
| 24 | Robert had a terrible time painting it . |
| 25 | Abuelo had a tough time , they say . ’ |
| 26 | But Ball 's former Neath team-mate Paul Jackson had an unhappier time in his only his third League game for Aberavon . |
| 27 | Adam nodded a third time . |
| 28 | After his Mum had been up to say goodnight to him , Philip lay a long time thinking and he could n't keep out of his mind the thin chalk letters on the pavement in Hill View . |
| 29 | spoke to Mrs had a lovely time . |
| 30 | And it must have been the fever , Isabel decided a long time later , when she at last had time to sit down and rest . |