Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They met some time in ‘ thirty-eight , I gather . |
| 2 | Bicker muttered to himself as he rode in front , but they made better time for the wind had not risen and the sun was almost warm . |
| 3 | They devoted much time to the investigation and publication of wage rates ( A. L. Bowley was recruited for this purpose ) and investigation of labour conditions , including those in the sweated trades . |
| 4 | Instead , they snatched extra time in the 80th minute when Cork got a touch onto Glyn Hodges ' cross and as a defender attempted to clear , the ball was driven against Ward and back past a helpless Mimms . |
| 5 | Their detour to Fort George crossed what is how the main road from Nairn to Inverness , and they arrived some time in the late morning . |
| 6 | When they returned some time during the morning , despite her lack of sleep , Sarella had never felt more wide awake . |
| 7 | They spent some time in the north . ’ |
| 8 | They spent more time on their feet than they did sitting . |
| 9 | With the exception of Hitchcock , whom they worshipped , they had little time for accepted and acclaimed directors , finding more value in the more commercial movies of , for instance , Howard Hawks and Raoul Walsh . |