Example sentences of "in the [adj] time they " in BNC.
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1 | It occurred to Thomas as he listened to her that Sara had not changed a whit in the whole time they had been married . |
2 | It was the form twos , the only thing that I , that they had to , they had to look forward to in the whole time they were there . |
3 | However , in the short time they flourished , they had an enormous impact , not so much on the towns they joined but on the countryside through which they passed . |
4 | Julia , who had come to understand a little of Allegra Wallington 's character in the short time they had spent together , was as anxious as David to prevent that happening . |
5 | One thing she 'd learned from Ace in the short time they 'd been together was to be quick on her feet . |