Example sentences of "they were [verb] [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Europe 's governing body left them in no doubt they were wasting their time by replying : ‘ It 's just not possible . ’ |
| 2 | Hewlett-Packard Co has seen off one of those contemptible shareholder class-action lawsuits : it was filed last August and alleged securities laws violations after the company said that it did not expect to meet analysts ' fiscal third quarter estimates ; the judge dismissed the case after Hewlett persuaded the plaintiffs that they were wasting their time and that of the court . |
| 3 | Now you see , i is n't is n't it remarkable that the Jehovah 's Witness tried to lead us astray , but the minute Christ came in they were wasting their time . |
| 4 | And while they were biding their time over a game of backgammon down in the café , William used to wander through the silent , cluttered rooms where their investment languished , gathering dust . |
| 5 | And while they were taking their time we argued about something else . |
| 6 | They were taking their time , as she coochy-cooed down at the gurgling little cutenesses . |
| 7 | And erm my used to tell me about er when they were serving their time , all the apprentices used to clump their work on a Monday afternoon to go to the panopticon And at that particular time , they had turns on and if they did n't like them they pelted them with tomatoes and oranges and they had a big hook for for pulling them off the stage . |