Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Talking of the whip I mean we 're only allowed to hit them five times over here . |
2 | Unfortunately I am completely tied up with filming during the whole of June but I will certainly make the effort to visit you some time in July . |
3 | He proceeded to play it five times at the next night 's party ( ‘ We thought he was just being nice but he said it was great ! ’ ) . |
4 | It 's going to take me some time to type that list . |
5 | If the Operator terminal is in use , the Offline System will try to access it several times in quick succession ; if it remains unavailable the Offline run will not take place and a message reporting the situation will be sent via the mail system to the Offline Manager . |
6 | I had dinner with an actor the other night who managed to tell me three times throughout the meal that he was 50 . |
7 | Remind me to tell you some time over a beer ’ — he had lived in Shetland for five years working on the rigs . |
8 | Remind me to tell you some time about my Uncle Morton 's wife and his mistress both turning up to his funeral in the self-same dress … |