Example sentences of "[v-ing] [to-vb] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | His reward for helping to fix the broken-down Time Machine is to travel to a time of his choice . |
| 2 | Summer in the country , was the toast echoing in Diane 's ears as she went back inside ; and she shuddered , and wondered if she could think up something really cutting to say the first time one of them tried to treat her like a servant . |
| 3 | The evidence to date is that DHAs and independent sector employers are taking Derek Dean 's predictions seriously , and are preparing to defuse the demographic time bomb by revamping their image to attract the attention of potential returners , and by setting up re-entry schemes which will help to instil confidence in staff who feel nervous about coping with new and demanding roles . |
| 4 | Grand Prix , where you race all the other karts to the death choosing from a wealth of different tracks ; Time Trial , where you are on your own trying to beat the fastest time ; and Battle Mode , where you have to burst three balloons attached to your opponent 's kart before he bursts yours . |
| 5 | Well as usual we could n't remember the last time you came , I was trying to think the last time |
| 6 | The time is the late seventies , Pierce Turner and fellow Wexfordian Larry Kirwan are trying to make the big time in New York . |
| 7 | In the second of his ’ Inside The Globe ’ reports , Wesley Smith meets two contestants hoping to make the big time . |