Example sentences of "time it [vb past] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Let's represent the total time it took to evolve all these breeds of dog from a wolf , by one ordinary walking pace .
2 But for the small time it took to put this inner up it made little difference .
3 During the time it took to drink three glasses of unspeakable piss masquerading as wine , I had close to twenty offers : straight sex , not so straight sex , definitely warped sex , threesomes , foursomes , orgies , photos , videos . ’
4 Commuting hassles ate up the time it took to re-stock one-off designs .
5 The only thing that ruined the game for me was the time it took to load each room .
6 By this time it had lost most of its effect because of the introduction of a personal non-delegable duty on the employer in Wilsons and Clyde Coal v English ( 1938 ) .
7 In time it had become apparent that , although Wheeler enjoyed giving orders and making speeches , there was not much else he could do .
8 By this time it had become one of the principal Manchester manufacturers of engines and boilers , with a considerable export trade to Russia and India ; up to 1866 it had built over 1,800 boilers and about 200 engines since starting in business in 1835 .
9 It took two members of staff about ten minutes of tugging to remove the anemone , by which time it had become ragged and contracted .
10 During this time it had become clear to him that , to use his phrase , ‘ the Holy Spirit had separated ’ him to the Vineyard movement which is led by John Wimber .
11 They had been in the outback for four months , and during that time it had become clear to Gould that his projected trips to New Zealand , Moreton Bay , and Norfolk Island were unnecessary .
12 Surely by that time it had become clear that if the Government plans for Local Management were ill-conceived , that the plans for Local Management were ill-conceived and had not been properly thought out .
13 At that time it had commanded fine views : south all the way to the river ; north and west over the lush pastures of the region towards the tiny village of Hampstead .
14 The examination not only confirmed the findings of the comparison stage of the FAOR study , but also highlighted the difficulties and expense that would be involved if the proposals were to be implemented at the level suggested ; at the same time it helped to dispel certain misconceptions about the needs of the users overall .
15 ‘ Well , at the time it did look that way . ’
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