Example sentences of "and [adj] time [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that time we saw him he said he definitely were n't going on that holiday . |
| 2 | But she was soon aware of his fat thigh pressing against hers , and each time they passed a gas lamp he turned to look at her . |
| 3 | So as not to have to watch the empty road for the postman on the day that the results were due each girl went separately deep into the fields but they were n't able to stay alone for long ; and each time they came back to the road it was still empty . |
| 4 | They did it twice and each time they scored in the left corner , and each time Barnes converted from the touchline . |
| 5 | My uniform was soaked and each time we dipped down at arm 's bend our faces went into the muddy ice and water . |
| 6 | And each time we visited the mountains , we would find the Syrians not an inch nor even a metre but at least a mile nearer to Beirut . |
| 7 | She hardly ever stopped thinking about Alain Lemarchand and each time he came into her mind this guilt came too . |
| 8 | They 'd altered his shift pattern twice in the past fortnight , and each time he 'd been taken away from working with patients and given something fiddling to do . |
| 9 | Five minutes later he came in trying to tell tell us jokes and each time he 'd been paddling through this brake fluid and the carpet is just you know , brains |
| 10 | Twice the doctor had tried to push his arm inside her to turn the child and each time he had failed . |
| 11 | Twice he had been torpedoed , and each time he had finally been picked up ; then on PQ 17 , when the destroyers left and they had been ordered to scatter … |
| 12 | Each time a guard arrived , either with food or to let me out to the lavatory , I asked for a book , and each time he said ‘ Yes ’ and did n't bring one . |
| 13 | He was determined to regain as much of his former abilities as he could and each time he began his rehabilitation with as much vigour as he could muster . |
| 14 | He was determined to regain as much of his former abilities as he could and each time he began his rehabilitation with as much vigour as he could muster . |
| 15 | Everyone laughed and clapped and then Oliver used a whole heap of long words and each time he used one we all whooped . |
| 16 | Most nights he made at least one trip out here , and each time he learned nothing . |
| 17 | Poor Leopold at home was clearly pining for his son : in a touching letter he confessed that he felt sad at times , being unable to hear Wolfgang playing the piano and violin , and each time he approached his home he half expected to hear the familiar sound of his son 's fiddle . |
| 18 | Although his curtains were drawn , moonlight flooded his room and each time he awoke from an uneasy sleep he thought that it was morning . |
| 19 | She kept getting bones in her mouth and each time she took one out O'Hara appeared to be looking in her direction . |
| 20 | Emily had only been away from home twice , and each time she had been very unhappy . |
| 21 | So many times she had told herself that , and each time she knew it was an impossible thing to do . |
| 22 | She had often thought of it and each time she did Stephen 's face came before her eyes , as clear as some mystic 's vision , the most vulnerable face she had ever seen , the face of a brave child . |
| 23 | Cassie talked and talked until her throat ached and her mouth was dry ; and each time she stopped , Johnny would say : ‘ Tell me more . |
| 24 | She had replayed in her mind what she had overheard , over and over again , and each time she tried to ignore his words at the end . |
| 25 | I was hanging from my wing down the length of the pole , the wind strong enough to pull and toss my body against it , and each time it did the pain at my wing was so terrible that I cried out . |
| 26 | During the next year Sally fell in and out of love a half dozen times and each time it proved to be just as disastrous . |
| 27 | And each time it reminded her of her husband . |
| 28 | Bach time we met she invited me , and each time I declined . |
| 29 | During the seven and a half months I was on C1 I went to Crown Court twice , and each time I got remanded back into Holloway . |
| 30 | She was always there and each time I tried to speak to her . |