Example sentences of "time he [verb] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | George had been tried out in a variety of parts , but each time he stepped on the stage he would stand with his legs and arms splayed out and drone monotonously . |
| 2 | He originally planned to earn enough cash selling computers to pay for the time he spent on the race track . |
| 3 | The memories were vague and dream-like , not associated with the world in which he now lived , but he was well aware that the relatively brief time he spent on the island had changed his life irreversibly . |
| 4 | On August 14 , John Allison , considering the short hangar time he had on the aircraft , flew the Corsair in a beautiful aerobatic routine , and the following day he flew across to Coventry Airshow , Warks , to display the aircraft at the RAFA Airshow there . |
| 5 | Precisely when and in what circumstances Molla Fenari returned to the Ottoman lands is not entirely clear , though both Ibn Hajar and Taskopruzade assert that he had returned by the time he went on the pilgrimage in 822/1419 . |
| 6 | Not for the first time he reflected on the power of grief . |
| 7 | Each time he drew on the mouthpiece , setting in motion the gentle protracted gurgle , he stared into space , completely absorbed . |
| 8 | Eb could not scream for help , because his jaws were gagged with a handful of dirty cotton-waste , and every time he slipped on the wet paving-stones , they hauled him back to his feet with a blow and a curse , dragging him with them . |
| 9 | Larry covers ‘ working-class sport for the working classes ’ , one of his classics being the time he reported on the local-government elections in Westminster . |
| 10 | He felt that every time he spoke on the subject or appeared on television , some young person might stop smoking or might be persuaded not to even start . |