Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pron] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remembered Sopworth saying how the cat had no sense of territory , how he 'd only just caught it the first time it escaped , racing north along the A2 . |
| 2 | have n't seen him , it 's Dr I think that 's attended me the last time . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , you should have done it a long time ago ; you need a rest . ’ |
| 4 | Please note that you do not have to open the rings to put these markers over , though you should after you 've done it the first time , erm , it should become easier with practice , let me put it that way , okay . |
| 5 | if I 'd have fed it the first time I 'd have understood it , but I 've only fed it today ! |
| 6 | You 'd travel down to the game on a Saturday , and if you met a Leeds fan at the train station , you could be sure that they were the best mate he 'd ever had , and they 'd tell you all the latest gossip that he 'd told them the last time they were out for a few pints . |
| 7 | Hell , he could n't even ask , having told her the next time she would have to take the initiative , but if she did n't take it soon he was going to go out of his mind ! |
| 8 | And I and when you 've had it a long time you |
| 9 | Well we 've had it a long time do n't know how long it lasts . |
| 10 | ‘ We 'd only had it a short time but it was very tame and friendly . |
| 11 | Well you , I mean to say that I 've had mine a long time and you ai n't done much mileage on it . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't forget who you 're talking to here — I 've known you a long time , remember ? |
| 13 | You 've known him a long time ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 've known him a long time , ’ Maggie said desperately , knowing quite well that she was being taunted and feeling just a little defenceless . |
| 15 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
| 16 | Despite his having given her a tough time on set , Lysette is still very fond of Woody Allen : ‘ He gave me the courage to be brave . |
| 17 | Then , if she 'd given him a good time and he was a collaborator , he might not report her . |
| 18 | The Street Duties sergeant at the police station had given him a hard time . |
| 19 | Should have realised it the first time , but that 's what happens when you make assumptions . |
| 20 | By the time I had heard it a fifth time , one of football 's most respected managers stood accused of everything from gross indecency to impotence . |
| 21 | He had heard it the first time as a child , in his grandfather 's yurt on the Khirgiz , and going to Burun 's quarters had found him awake also . |
| 22 | She had just pressed it a second time when she heard a faint voice above the High Street traffic . |
| 23 | That 's why it has taken me a long time to say ‘ I do work hard , so I need people to do this kind of stuff ’ . ’ |
| 24 | I 'm a slow learner and it has taken me a long time to get there . |
| 25 | It may have taken me a long time to find out about him . |
| 26 | " It has taken me a long time to get here , " said the jubilant Mancunian as he left the press centre to start his celebrations . |
| 27 | Well it 's taken me a long time to even be able to give affection . |
| 28 | That had taken me a little time , partly as I was still sleepy , partly as I had so convinced myself Old Red had reported me . |
| 29 | Understanding the disk organisation has taken me a little time , but this has been amply repaid by the speed and ease of data storage which the hard disk gives me . |
| 30 | ‘ The authorities have only allowed me a little time with you . |