Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She to play the part this time of chaperon to her own servant ? |
| 2 | These may be followed up by agreement between members and the College some time after the programme . |
| 3 | Since I would have to start the engine some time in any case , it might be best to do so now , cloaked by the noise of the steam engine thudding somewhere overhead . |
| 4 | There was a spare one lying around We 'd finished u er stopped using them during the war some time during the war . |
| 5 | The thief forced his way into the rear of the house at The Shrave some time between 8.30 a.m. and 4.15 p.m . |
| 6 | Since only two of the churches , apart from St. Patrick 's , are big enough to hold 400 people , a proposal was put to the Congregational Church to host the service some time in 1993 and the Church of Scotland offered to consider it for 1994 . |
| 7 | The ladder could have been put up against the wall any time of night — ’ |
| 8 | Mr Wormwood 's fine crop of black hair was now a dirty silver , the colour this time of a tightrope-walker 's tights that had not been washed for the entire circus season . |
| 9 | CATHERINE It was because of her I went to the head that time at the school . |
| 10 | He and the others repeated all the old objections to plastic as a material , heavy , slow , unmanoeuvrable and dangerous with the emphasis this time on the middle two rather than the last . |
| 11 | The longer you throw , the more , good boy , it 's so well hidden in the leaves , it 's exactly the same colour that 's the trouble this time of year , but no , life is a funny thing , and I find it personally very hard to believe that only two months ago , I mean what is it nine weeks ago , and I suddenly had an enormous view |
| 12 | We wo n't come up with the answer first time at Co-ordinators , but … second time I hope . |
| 13 | Come and see me in the studio any time after that and I 'll present you with a couple of bottles of duty-free in compensation for any hassle . |
| 14 | There is an understanding that BBDO will fully take over the agency some time after 1993 , which threatens a loss of sovereignty . |
| 15 | As only the second Asian MP in Parliament it is anyone 's guess how that issue will affect the voting this time in this traditionally ‘ conservative ’ area . |
| 16 | He has been selected to take part in the tough TV contest of that name and will appear on millions of screens around the country some time in the autumn . |
| 17 | On taking up the secondment full time at MOPs , the external manifestations of the quality initiative were less obvious . |
| 18 | Well hang ab you 'd er you 'd put er you 'd put the date some time in ninety four |
| 19 | Political analysts expect the Labor government to call the poll some time in February , about five weeks before it is held . |
| 20 | It is likely that the client will see the solicitor some time after the accident , when memory may already have begun to fade . |
| 21 | A gentleman near the front this time at seventeen pound . |
| 22 | Rival Cyndi Lauper stepped in to sing a duet for a Christmas album and recorded the track first time with no rehearsal . |
| 23 | The TV western seemed to fade into the sunset some time in the mid-1970s , victim of a narcissistic age that preferred to look at prosperous , smart-alecky or violent images of itself ( Dallas , Cheers , Miami Vice ) . |
| 24 | ‘ Cost the earth this time of night . |
| 25 | If a breach is remediable the landlord must allow the tenant reasonable time in which to remedy the breach , after the service of a s. 146 notice . |
| 26 | It seemed amazing to be able to leave the house each time without feeling furtive , and irritable at being obliged to feel furtive . |