Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | One becomes accustomed to constantly ringing church bells and clocks — our local church clock chimes up to six , then at 7 o'clock it begins again , requiring a mathematical feat to work out the correct time . |
| 2 | The child comes to know when the special time is and guards it . |
| 3 | To chuck away the big time for a day out at Wembley would be a shame . |
| 4 | She very much doubted Madeleine would be prepared to give up the good time she was having to settle down in the country on Harry 's salary . |
| 5 | The best approach would have been to do the more straightforward bits first and to spend only the allocated time — 36 minutes — and no longer . |
| 6 | The bad news is that your pass is for today and Friday , and Lil wo n't allow you to make up the lost time in the field . |
| 7 | This is because some weight is given to the cash flows in early years of the bond 's life and this helps to bring forward the average time at which cash flows are received . |