Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ever since I was able to go into Porteneil alone and check things up in the library my father has had to be pretty straight with me , but when I was younger he used to fool me time after time , answering my honest if naive questions with utter rubbish . |
| 2 | Andy Payton and Stuart Slater showed , for example , that they may now have come to terms with the tribal ritual that is entitled to pass their understanding until time and circumstances dictate that they become as wound up as the rest . |
| 3 | So erm right now I think we might as well erm allow things to draw naturally to a close there so um let's see erm this gives you a few minutes to catch your breath in time for video , for those of you who 're erm intending to watch it . |
| 4 | Beneath them , in France , there existed an ordered and fairly hierarchical structure which saw to the day-to-day defence of the country , from those with wide territorial jurisdictions to those who might be sent to a particular area , town or castle to organise its defence in time of crisis . |
| 5 | As Bishop Thomas Brinton of Rochester said when preaching at the time of the Black Prince 's death in the summer of 1376 , it was part of a knight 's duty to help his king in time of war ; failure to do so meant loss of the right to be called a knight , which was both a sign of honour and a mark of responsibility which had to be lived up to . |
| 6 | One of the most interesting questions about higher education in Britain is how these two ancient universities have been able to retain their pre-eminence over time . |
| 7 | ‘ Even the arrogant swine Luke Denner needs to put his case from time to time ! ’ |
| 8 | Kelly managed to turn her head in time for his kiss to miss its target on her lips . |
| 9 | It starts with the assumption that you probably have n't got time to analyse your use of time ! |
| 10 | This means you will work with your tutors and teachers making regular commitments , for example , to attend well , and to complete your work on time . |
| 11 | This project aims to study the specialised procedures which enable human systems to improve their performance over time , with a view to suggesting design principles for self-developing programs , and also perhaps for incorporation in educational curricula , social organisations , and so on . |
| 12 | It has to be recorded that in spite of all his precautions he sometimes fails to make his getaway in time and the female eats him after all . |