Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] [vb past] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er and I took the time at my own risk , took the time at my own risk er primarily because of that very fact that you were there to support the interests of your members and no one else , no one else . |
| 2 | Both Tony and I felt the time was right for a change . ’ |
| 3 | And she bought things with her erm twenty five pound voucher said I was having a lovely time and I forgot the time ! |
| 4 | Then suddenly , as she started to focus the digits and she read the time , her feeling of shyness rapidly vanished , and she exclaimed in astonishment , ‘ It 's nearly midnight ! ’ she had never , ever known an evening go so quickly , and at once she was on her feet , ‘ I had no idea … ’ she attempted to apologise if she had overstayed her welcome . |
| 5 | The four-and-a-half gallons of oil take about ten minutes to warm up to the minimum 40°C , and we used the time to taxi around the sheltered bay within Calshot Split , checking for debris and driftwood and surveying the area . |
| 6 | And they had the time worked out for every policeman the length of time he was allowed to travel from court to home and back again and you added that time to the time you were engaged in court and it was worked out to the minute — worked out officially how long it took the tram . |
| 7 | Towards the end it got better though , and they got the time right , we timed it towards the end and the wording was right , so it got better towards the end . |
| 8 | To Charles he was an indispensable source of wisdom and experience and he relished the time spent in his company . |
| 9 | When I went to that rodeo with Jerry and I was n't home until after midnight , Harry did n't even ask me why I was so late — and he knew the time because he 'd been down to see if Islay 's foal was better . |
| 10 | If Jewish control could not be challenged constitutionally it would have to be done by acts of Steel ; and he saw the time approaching when , like the mayor of Bethlehem , he would have to arm his son against the Jews . |
| 11 | He returned to England in mid-September but then , to add to his physical woes , he suffered an attack of arthritis : it required massage and he resented the time he had to spend travelling to and from the masseur . |
| 12 | It had a pre-defined space — Waimea Bay — but it left the time open . |