Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] [vb past] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Quiss roared behind her , and she turned in time to see him sweep his arm over the surface of the thin , artificial board in a gesture of fury and frustration . |
| 2 | Her legs began to hurt and she considered from time to time the possibility of varicose veins . |
| 3 | Because we , we had this when , when we carried out a political fund ballot erm and we asked for time off for stewards to go and talk to members and we asked for time off for a seminar , for a one day seminar . |
| 4 | Because we , we had this when , when we carried out a political fund ballot erm and we asked for time off for stewards to go and talk to members and we asked for time off for a seminar , for a one day seminar . |
| 5 | Yes he was free , he would try to explain , free in body but not in spirit , and he found in time that really he preferred to work with animals rather than people . |
| 6 | He was employed on the reconstruction of the bishop of Winchester 's palace at Wolvesey , and he acted from time to time as architect as well as builder . |
| 7 | In contrast , Cramlington is ‘ non-urban ’ and was intended to be a more or less ( there was always some equivocation about this and it grew over time ) free-standing new town , located on a ‘ green field ’ site quite separate from the Tyneside conurbation . |
| 8 | I originally intended to have figured all the Psittacidae — but I stopped in time ; neither will there be — ( from me ) any letterpress . |
| 9 | But she remembered in time that Gloria had warned her to mind her P's and Q's , so she said nothing . |
| 10 | He was trying to qualify for the Spring Satellite , but he returned in time to defeat Simon Bramwell ( Herts ) , in the final round . |
| 11 | After that result he disappeared for a short while , but he returned in time to be included in Wilson 's government , initially as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs , a post he held between 1964 and 1966 . |
| 12 | Ulster champion jockey Paddy Graffin was taken to hospital with an injured hand after Late Stretch had fallen in the Mares Race , but he returned in time to ride Glenmavis in the final race . |
| 13 | After four months in the West End , Crawford was ordered by doctors to take a twelve-day rest to recover from a severe back strain , but he returned in time to appear in front of Prince Charles . |
| 14 | But he stopped in time , before reaching the bridge . |
| 15 | Milton caught himself opening his mouth to defend Lord Mountbatten 's right to be considered an Englishman , but he stopped in time . |
| 16 | The crowd was still thickening , filling back down the high street , but it looked like time to start . |
| 17 | At first , it touched just one or two establishments , and only in a small way , but it spread with time and today it is one of the major driving forces in AEA 's business . |