Example sentences of "and in [adj] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | They threw us out at four o'clock and in all that time I had n't said a word , just listened . |
2 | I have been using pastels for at least 30 years and in all that time I have never once seen a warning to this effect in either art books or on the many boxes of pastels that I have purchased . |
3 | I have been using pasters for at least 30 years and in all that time I have never once seen a warning to this effect in either art books or on the many boxes of pastels that I have purchased . |
4 | For the last five years I 've been doing this series , for the last 12 months sharing it with Ed Douglas , and in all that time there 's been the rain . |
5 | I have been keeping tropical fish for around 20 years and in all that time I have always had not just one , but a number of aquaria . |
6 | And in all that time she 'd never heard from Jez , nor even from her parents . |
7 | We have been spinning coins together since I do n't know when , and in all that time ( if it is all that time ) I do n't suppose either of us was more than a couple of gold pieces up or down . |
8 | I 've supported Leeds since I was 5 and in all that time I 've never once wished Leeds would lose a game , ever . |
9 | ‘ So , ’ Trish said patiently , ‘ we left the Sala dell'Arte together , we bought gelati and gained a billion calories eating it , we came home , scrubbed the goo off our faces and plopped into our beds — and in all that time , you never said a word worth hearing . ’ |
10 | From poverty to Giorgio Armani takes no time at all , and in that brief time , if there is some uncertainty and a few wrong turns , they are contemplated over elaborate meals in good restaurants . |
11 | Tangmere Military Aviation Museum have achieved their goal of building a display hall — and in double quick time . |