Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] [adv prt] [prep] [adj] past " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , the catholic are coming out at half past nine are n't they . |
| 2 | I were tidying up at half past six this morning . |
| 3 | she 's going over at half past eleven and she said to me if it 's not worth the money I 'm not changing and er , I shall tell him that I 've certainly got to go on the books you know |
| 4 | You 're listening to B B C Radio Nottingham news it 's coming up to five past one . |
| 5 | Again , some feedback on the flip chart erm let's give you fifteen minutes for that so it 's coming up to five past twenty past |
| 6 | I mean it 's coming up to twenty past |
| 7 | I was in the car park and er , I got back into the car and , with Mrs , the phone rang and it was erm Mr , he was going out at half past three . |
| 8 | Erm , because I was going out for half past two and er , she rang , she says he has n't rung yet so I assume he 's going to be home . |
| 9 | There seemed nothing I could usefully add to whatever Henniker might be doing , and as it was getting on for half past twelve I decided to find a pub and a sandwich . |
| 10 | Mm , yeah but I was coming out at half past nine |