Example sentences of "they [verb] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stella kept them waiting a long time , and when she did appear she sprinted off down the street ahead of them . |
| 2 | Now when they cuts the roads every week if there was a watch as you go by , you see them cutting the whole time with a tractor . |
| 3 | Normally the top two finishers in each event would be named in the team provided they met the qualifying time set by the International Amateur Athletic Federation . |
| 4 | Some pact they made a long time ago . ’ |
| 5 | They fought the whole time , but underneath she was frantic for his love and approval . ’ |
| 6 | The , councillor I am not passionate about getting rid of union representation , what I am passionate about is union members paying for their own representation , not me , not the people out there , if they want a full time union official let them pay for it but do n't expect other people to pick up the bill , it 's ludicrous er to er put that sort of money in our budget . |
| 7 | The Triton tubes are more expensive , but they provide a great deal of light for their size , they last a long time and they do not fade with age . |
| 8 | Say from one till ten cos they 're the early ones and then they get a certain time , then your numbers eleven to twenty |
| 9 | But does their mother think they get a hard time at school from the locals ? |
| 10 | Do you get results quickly and often , or do they take a long time to come through ? |
| 11 | And they took a long time making it . |
| 12 | And they took a long time serving it . |
| 13 | They took a long time to settle , missing more than they realised the wise , old heads of Ackford , Teague and even Richards . |
| 14 | JUST when they thought the good times were coming to an end , Japanese building firms are being given a batch of orders for huge infrastructure projects . |
| 15 | When they bought The Financial Times in 1957 , the Pearsons started to expand further into media . |
| 16 | Now we travelled the best part of the Ukraine and we also dipped into and er we were there about a month , just under a month , and erm one of the impressions that I got there , just as an ordinary chap , no , not learned politically so I ca n't speak on the level er of most of your callers today , but er , I realise that here you had er people , in actual fact my my comment was the country 's half finished , everywhere you went there were building constructions so far incomplete , er projects underway and you 've got the impression that they did need communism in a way to make the thing work er , the er , let's take the Ukrainians , I mean that , that 's where the Cossacks come from and they love a good time , er those sort of people in a way need a strong government . |
| 17 | They had to struggle bringing us up so they had no real time to bother about anything else . ’ |
| 18 | FBI spokesman Bob Ricks said : ‘ I believed from the very beginning they had a certain time agenda . |
| 19 | Dunbar took Madeleine and they had a marvellous time , or so Aubrey said . ’ |
| 20 | And then he gave orders to Punch for tea to be prepared and they had a terrible time finding any china that was n't cracked or broken and then she went on working in the pantry as quiet as a mouse and she could hear you both talking as clear as clear . |
| 21 | Anyway , they had a good time out . |
| 22 | The children say they had a great time , eating sweets and with a pirate on board their bus . |
| 23 | Coventry used to be one of the best teams in England … they 've won the cup twice … now they 're in the second division and they had a hard time on saturday … five penalty kicks saw them through … with three tries … none of which were that dazzling … it was Hereford who entertained … their last try was something special something to remember … |
| 24 | Head teacher Jennifer Comish said : ‘ They had a wonderful time , there was mud everywhere . |
| 25 | Oh you you somebody said that they had a bad time with erm |
| 26 | Susan came down for breakfast today , and they had an exciting time opening their parcels , for their father 's illness had prevented their making friends in the neighbourhood ; but there was plenty to do and talk about , and they steadfastly refused to give way to the depression that naturally overcame them at times . |
| 27 | They waited a long time and nobody appeared but the Brigadier did n't call again . |
| 28 | They waited a long time while the hounds drew the covert . |
| 29 | Beans , pulses and grains feature increasingly in a healthy diet , but they take a long time to cook , even using a microwave . |
| 30 | Although it may well be the right treatment , they take a long time to get over it . |