Example sentences of "[vb pp] [verb] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It had stopped raining by the time they drew into the courtyard at Headquarters . |
| 2 | The girls only stopped laughing by the time they had reached the convent gates . |
| 3 | It is , however , a very special kind of autobiography , and may be compared to the accounts of their own lives which the early Methodists were expected to write at the time of their reception into the church : in such spiritual autobiographies divine visitations were singled out for special mention as evidences of God 's grace and power ; they were contrasted with laments over sinful behaviour and backsliding , and led to the culminating moment of conversion . |
| 4 | To make them indicate seasonal hours , either the rate of flow or the scale of hours had to be varied according to the time of year , and considerable ingenuity appears to have been applied to achieve this . |
| 5 | Both the Great Western and the Midland were involved in the carriage of produce from the Vale of Evesham virtually all the year round , but the actual cargoes varied according to the time of year . |
| 6 | Robert still felt some confusion about what Aziz and his friends might be expected to do around the time of the little boy 's Occultation . |
| 7 | Police said this morning that the Nissan vehicle had not been reported stolen at the time of the accident . |
| 8 | This was out of 329 volumes which were left after 150 titles were reported missing at the time of the 1865 review . |
| 9 | Charlotte Campbell was more than delighted to have received a reply to her letter for the position of children 's nanny which she had seen advertised in The Times . |
| 10 | Mrs has got to work with the times has n't she ? |
| 11 | The famous German raid on Coventry on the night of 14 November 1940 brought widespread devastation and civilian demoralisation ( such that a cordon had to be thrown round the city , and news from it heavily censored ) ; likewise , the bombing of the East End of London intimidated its inhabitants far more than the government dared admit at the time . |
| 12 | And he says you can because he says it 's important for it to be a living thing that 's got to change with the time . |
| 13 | Ever since it was formed in a merger 55 years ago , ICI 's portfolio has had to change with the times . |
| 14 | You 've got to move with the times . ’ |
| 15 | Let's face it , you 've got to move with the times . ’ |
| 16 | We 've got to move with the times . |
| 17 | ‘ You see , Carmella , we 've had to move with the times , you understand . |
| 18 | It is common practice not to extend the covenant beyond the territory in which the business being sold operates at the time of completion . |
| 19 | Er well there was none of them got married during the time that I was there . |
| 20 | During your flight you can relax with a drink from the duty free bar and a meal or light refreshment will be served according to the time of day . |
| 21 | Jackie had finished racing by the time I got involved in the sport , but it is utterly fitting that this collection of drivers ' portraits should begin with Jackie : not only because he was a great champion , not just because he changed the course of the sport , but because he 's really never been away . |
| 22 | The distraught and guilt-ridden driver was unable to remember the number plates of the vans which he had tried to memorise at the time of the kidnapping . |
| 23 | Some early rain had completely cleared and the higher parts of the road had even started to dry by the time they set off . |
| 24 | We had learnt to ride by the time we were four , and we rode everywhere ; no one went for walks in those days . |
| 25 | They had failed to change with the times , so the speeches they wrote for the Queen did her no favours . |