Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv prt] to the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if film executives were to be believed , the majority of the audience was less interested in salving their fears about wars and conflicts ahead than in looking back to the time when Britain had a role to play in the world . |
| 2 | Looking back to the time when she could n't find reverse on her company car , Alison contrasted this with her new job responsibilities : ‘ Now I 'm driving over 2,500 miles a month , much of it spent on the M25 . |
| 3 | I explain that this is due to an old charter , dating back to the time of Sir Hugo de Courcy Rune , third earl of Penge . |
| 4 | It has , of course , been a problem with star conductors going back to the time of Nikisch that the conductor can come to seem more charismatic than the music he is conducting . |
| 5 | I left him to his problems because it was coming up to the time when Emil had said the crew should board the train , and I was due back in the coffee shop . |
| 6 | He said : ‘ You miss it coming up to the time , but I made up my mind some time ago to call it quits . |