Example sentences of "time [pron] [verb] this [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Izzie returned with the cups of wine , saying softly to her father without looking at Gabriel , ‘ Was n't I right the first time I saw this boy ? |
| 2 | She told us : ‘ The first time I saw this lady from the Foundation for Global Unity in Canterbury , she told me I had been a young boy in one of the Balkan countries , where slaves were being used to cut down all the trees . |
| 3 | At one time I had this scrubbing brush and I used to spend the whole day scrubbing and I used to have a big pan and I used to boil my clothes up in it — it drove me round the bend … |
| 4 | But since then the world has gone completely mad and in nineteen ninety , which was the last er time I checked this number , in nineteen ninety federal aid to the states now reaches one hundred billion dollars . |
| 5 | The first time I played this competition my team happened to come first . |
| 6 | Last time I played this Strathspey was at a ceilidh held in the village hall at Spean Bridge , attended by villagers and staff from the training centre at Achnacarry . |
| 7 | The third time I heard this trail ( as they are called ) , I dashed off a quick letter about my coffin difficulties , asking , at the same time , that if the producer considered my problem worth airing , could I be provided with a tape-recorder so I could get some of the more pompous prevarications dished out by the trade on permanent record ? |
| 8 | The first time I met this creature she was an unlettered half-caste peasant who smelt of stale sweat and dead chickens . |
| 9 | At the time I attributed this discomfort to my surplus energy , and not to my thinness . |
| 10 | Every single time I do this job I find a new record by Rancid Hell Spawn on top of the pile . |
| 11 | It was Wednesday night last time I did this course I felt really whacked . |
| 12 | The one time I tried this year i ended up in some void somewhere . |
| 13 | The one time I tried this year i ended up in some void somewhere . |
| 14 | Now , there is no one in the world whose confidence I would rather share less than Iago 's , and that is one of the reasons for the discomfort I feel each time I experience this play . |
| 15 | Last time she wore this suite it looked really nice . |
| 16 | By the time she reached this point in her narrative , Lou 's eyes had hardened , her nostrils were flaring and her small-boned hands were gripping her knees like talons . |
| 17 | A teacher who showed an interest in Asian culture was asked by a colleague , ‘ why do n't you wear Indian dress ? ’ and was greeted by a mock Indian prayer movement every time she passed this colleague in the corridor . |
| 18 | Next time you make this Vicki do n't ask me if you should add any more liquid just add it . |
| 19 | I would bet you any money that by the time you receive this reply your pool will have cleared of its own accord . |
| 20 | ( STOP PRESS : A 5th July 1992 opening date has been suggested — our museum may be open by the time you receive this Journal ! ) |
| 21 | Let's hope that by the time you get this issue of Machine Knitting Monthly , the weather has cheered up and you 're thinking of summer holidays . |
| 22 | Except that women were deferential to other speakers they would let they would they were they would allow themselves to be walked over in conversation but at the same time you had this stereotype of women who talked too much . |
| 23 | By the time you read this Easter will be past , but here in the shop it is very much present , with many Easter books and cards going out . |
| 24 | By the time you read this article 1991 will be virtually behind us . |
| 25 | BY the time you read this article we shall have completed the first training workshop on T.Q.M. designed for directors and a number of senior managers . |
| 26 | I hope that by the time you read this report we will have got several protests off the ground . |
| 27 | More importantly , by the time you finish this chapter , you should have a good idea of the right size and shape for your body . |
| 28 | ‘ It 's time we got this marraige question settled . |
| 29 | I reckon by the time we finish this year , we 'll have spent £4,000 on training and equipment for Fiona . ’ |
| 30 | The thing is that what we need and what 's missing from this is in fact the balance that was available at the time we started this period . |