Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | He began gathering the books together , handling them with exaggerated care and opening them a second time to gaze at Melissa 's signature . |
2 | ‘ I just do n't fancy tackling her a third time . ’ |
3 | ‘ I felt as though I was announcing it the whole time : by the way I watched you , and talked to you , and could hardly manage not to touch you — stroke your head , brush your arm , hold your hand … . |
4 | Talks between the two sides continued during November and reached agreement on Nov. 24 , forming what the Financial Times of Nov. 30 called " a viable corporatism " . |
5 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
6 | It seemed to be testing him the whole time . |
7 | Well in the Midland Bank and they were wearing them the last time you were there . |
8 | He could torture her all he wanted , but he would not succeed in breaking her a second time . |
9 | They are just plain difficult and like giving everyone a bad time . |
10 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
11 | Let herself go a bit — ye get that with women whose men are giving them a hard time , and who hav'na found a way of getting their retaliation in first . ’ |
12 | The Doctor had wanted to run straight back into danger , as was his wont , but she had persuaded him that on this occasion at least , some forethought and preparation would be a better idea than just leaving everything to chance and inspiration , particularly as the former seemed hell bent on giving them a hard time of things . |
13 | Is she giving them a hard time ? |
14 | Giving them a hard time down there . |
15 | Is she giving them a hard time ? |
16 | Giving them a hard time down there . |
17 | ‘ This magazine has been giving me a hard time . |
18 | But no , it seemed to be the local name for the twenty kilo fish which was giving me a hard time , though later someone else called it a kingfish . |
19 | ‘ Just stop giving me a hard time and leave me alone . ’ |
20 | She was berating me the whole time . |
21 | ‘ Giving you a hard time , is she ? ’ |
22 | ‘ Luke been giving you a hard time ? ’ |
23 | While your friends are giving you a hard time at present if you persist and refuse to indulge in drug taking they should eventually accept you as a non-user . |
24 | We d Okay we do n't know , we want to ask them we w So if you are an MP in North Yorkshire and er you think I 'm giving you a hard time and I know you sneakily listen to this programme , I know you listen . |
25 | Sorry for giving you a hard time there . |
26 | A clip round the ear has more chance of preventing him from doing something a second time than bringing all these other agencies in . |
27 | Pilger had been giving him a hard time . |
28 | The man had a faint discoloration under one eye — he could n't help speculating whether Dotty had n't been giving him a hard time . |
29 | I hoped the u s authorities were giving him a hard time . |
30 | I do n't blame him for falling for you , but do n't you go giving him a hard time just before the race ! |