Example sentences of "and [subord] the time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when the time come , they got her a new kidney , and it never took . |
| 2 | And when the time came for the A 's big bats to show their muscle , they froze like rabbits in the spotlight of Orel Hershiser 's fastball . |
| 3 | She had seen the children in other families break away entirely from the too zealous claims of an old nurse and when the time came , as it surely must , she wished to protect herself from the pain which rejection could cause . |
| 4 | The atmosphere was cordial and relaxed — the Emperor even entertained the children with conjuring tricks — and when the time came to leave he assured the Queen that ‘ If we stayed longer we should end up by forgetting France altogether . ’ |
| 5 | He died , and when the time came for his house to be demolished , a window from it was preserved and rebuilt in the park on a pedestal . |
| 6 | So Anglam had been effectively entirely in American hands : they sent the trainees probably nominated the lecturers and when the time came could quietly pull out pleading changes in the American scene which the British directors could n't challenge . |
| 7 | The glass would prevent contact , and when the time ran out she 'd stand and draw the velvet curtain across to end the encounter . |
| 8 | And when the time did come , there was great rejoicing in the land that Britain had recovered its sense of purpose and destiny . |
| 9 | If and when the time comes for the Created God to become a reality , the substance of the foregoing paragraph could be removed from the area of speculation and be accepted as truth . |
| 10 | So swifts , if they land , find great difficulty in getting back into the air and when the time comes for them to make a nest , they are unable to gather leaves , sticks or mud in the way that other birds can . |
| 11 | might say , I 'm a beef farmer , erm I enjoy my , my beef very much , my philosophy is that erm , if we 're going to use animals we 're going to eat the , their time here should be as humane , they should have as humane treatment as possible , and they should be free from fear , hunger and pain , and when the time comes for them to go they should know as little about it as possible . |
| 12 | We shall have to consider that decision if and when the time comes , and we have a right in this House to do so . |
| 13 | And when the time comes round to return to the office , it 's just five miles to the M 5 motorway . |
| 14 | But it was of no avail , and as the time passed I was the unwilling witness of the gradual transition from heartiness to silence , then to something like panic . |
| 15 | I was asked to be a coachman for Cinderella with my best friend , of course I was very excited and as the time grew nearer my costume was made and fitted . |