Example sentences of "[vb past] [art] [noun] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | The secretary did as instructed and passed the test first time . |
2 | Photographs usually sustained the illusion that time could briefly be halted , but in this case … |
3 | Plato 's conclusion that time is actually produced by the universe was not accepted by Aristotle ( 384–322 BC ) , who rejected the idea that time can be identified with any form of motion or change . |
4 | She had seen the film , too , and I received a letter some time later from her husband , Mr Hallows , telling me that Odette was not in the best of health and they were moving house . |
5 | Ask him if he hired a car last time he was in Florence ! ’ |
6 | They threw the acid this time — only at the wall , to burn the paper — so I could see it , you know ? |
7 | Toleafoa had been a promising junior when she joined the circuit full time , just over a year ago . |
8 | To the end of the straw was fastened a slow-match or fuze and this allowed the lighter enough time to make off to a safe place . |
9 | The 36-year-old removals expert , beaten in a thrilling sprint finish at the end of the ten mile race last year , made no mistake this time , taking the lead after two miles and gradually extending his lead to beat clubmate Bill Kershaw by an emphatic 38 seconds . |
10 | Er , I got a seat this time ! |
11 | And you got a seat this time . |
12 | I knitted two plain white rows between each row of faces and reversed the pattern each time it changed . |
13 | thinking , Oh if only I spent a bit more time |
14 | We spent a lot more time on note choice and really concentrated each song by getting rid of any filler parts or riffs and only keeping the best . |
15 | He slotted himself in behind the steering-wheel , and started the car first time . |
16 | ‘ When I thanked you just now , by the way , it was because you got me out of the boat before I hit the water this time . ’ |
17 | Rival Cyndi Lauper stepped in to sing a duet for a Christmas album and recorded the track first time with no rehearsal . |
18 | I can be quite certain because he broke the chain some time ago and my own maid replaced it . |
19 | Something about some development plan , then she says , ah , she did n't like how the houses were laid out because one was behind the other , but I saw the plan last time and , and , and it did n't look quite bad . |
20 | They just saw the opportunity this time and took it — but it could have been prevented . ’ |
21 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
22 | It took a stranger some time to fall in love with its harsh outlines and stark , black trees . |
23 | Oh , well she bought the house same time as we bought the house you see |
24 | The relief of the town 's Alcazar , the military barracks where the Nationalist garrison was under siege from left-wing militias , while earning Franco the world 's headlines and assisting his elevation to overall military and political command , also gave the Republicans precious time in which to organize the defence of the capital . |
25 | This allowed the wife space to say she urgently needed help , and gave the husband more time to think it over , knowing how she felt . |
26 | Yet no one was in the least surprised when Ferguson scored the try which earned the Raiders extra time in the Sydney Grand Final , and subsequently a trip to Manchester . |
27 | Only he left the Ministry some time ago to go into politics . ’ |
28 | As she unfolded the pages this time , looking for the picture of Harriet Shakespeare with her son , Jinny 's hands were trembling . |
29 | No we had the reader last time did n't we , yeah . |
30 | You sure , you had the box last time did n't you ? |