Example sentences of "on [noun] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | FitzAlan downed another drink , his lowering gaze on Isabel the whole time . |
| 2 | His companions were both in their forties , one of them greying at the temples , a squat , powerfully built man ; the other was a tall gangling individual with deep set eyes which remained fixed on Hitch the whole time . |
| 3 | ‘ The — er — Palmer & Pearson job , ’ she interrupted , only then realising that they had barely touched on work the whole time she 'd been with him . |
| 4 | He 'll be on tenterhooks the whole time , and muttering to the parents things like : ‘ A true eccentric , our Mr McWhirter , but a very fine scholar in his field . ’ ’ |
| 5 | On Monday the endless time to fill suddenly collapsed , for Mrs Dummett developed a violent bilious attack . |
| 6 | This year our resorts offer something for everyone and the only problem is deciding where to go , but wherever you end up on Corfu a great time is guaranteed . |
| 7 | We went to the christening and my heart was in my mouth it was on edge the whole time . |
| 8 | For the trouble with the great and the good is that we expect them to be on duty the whole time . |
| 9 | I guess he 'd seen American officers on TV the whole time during the Viet Nam war . |
| 10 | ‘ I read somewhere of how Steve McQueen had been on drugs the whole time we were shooting Bullitt . |