Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your reasons for this colossal exploitation of what is to you hi-tech may be quite divorced from ours ( we want to look for black holes , whereas you want to ascertain the precise time you should sacrifice a virgin in order to propitiate the gods ) , but the principle is much the same . |
| 2 | so that I could actually enjoy it more this time because it 's in , so much of a blur when you get married the first time that you 're caught up with it and you do n't really see what happens , I would like to get married all over again . |
| 3 | Oh you just keep moving the whole time . |
| 4 | Try designating the same time every week — like Friday or Sunday evening . |
| 5 | Some of them are on N two , that erm , not necessarily , in fact the majority of the forms in the supporting guidelines on manuals are not versioned yet but they , we followed the advice of Roy there and we have listed them in each of the guidelines with a statement of erm , we 've just , I mean , a clear listing there of each form and when we actually go to introduce the next time , reprint , we will then put version codes on them . |
| 6 | Boys from unskilled , working-class homes tend to have the hardest time ; at 11 years , 36 per cent were beaten with an implement by the father , the mother or both . |
| 7 | I 've forgotten the last time we really enjoyed ourselves together and sat down to a meal uninterrupted by telephone calls . ’ |
| 8 | no , but we now know that , if it , if I 've got the right time , half past twelve 's fine |
| 9 | I do , I hope but we appreciated Claire and Steven had her more than we had , but you know , we 've had the odd times we 've virtually been across there a month or something like , but but when you have a position where you have five |
| 10 | ‘ I 've spent the whole time trying to convince myself it could never work between us , ’ he went on , as though she had n't spoken . |
| 11 | We have tried to keep them simple to prepare , bearing in mind that most of us are busy and therefore prefer to spend the minimum time possible preparing food . |
| 12 | As i want to be certain of something , I need to know the prime time to apply , to be sure of getting something I suppose . |
| 13 | ‘ They have picked the wrong time to ask , ’ one member says . |
| 14 | Now I have discovered the waiting time at North Riding Infirmary in Middlesbrough is just two weeks . ’ |