Example sentences of "[num] [conj] [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Born in Liverpool to a West African father in 1951 , Conteh won ABA , British and Commonwealth titles but was stripped of his world title by the World Boxing Council for failing to go through with a contracted defence in 1977 and failed three times to regain the championship before retiring in 1981 . |
| 2 | I obtained my PhD in 1978 and started full time work on ‘ soft money . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I really admire you , bringing up four from the time the youngest was only five and working full time . |
| 4 | Having suffered a breakdown , she gave up her job in 1907 and spent some time in Sussex . |
| 5 | ACT include two players in their squad who are no strangers to Scotland — centre Jim Swan who has returned after playing in the junior teams at Gala , and flanker Mark McInnes , who toured with the Wallabies to Canada and France in 1989 and spent some time with Peebles . |
| 6 | A book published in 1960 , reprinted in 1962 , revised in 1968 and reprinted several times since only requires you to obtain a copy of the revised edition and not necessarily the most recent impression . |