Example sentences of "him [adv] [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 I concluded from what Heather told me that Alan had taken him on for old time 's sake . ’
2 Held , ( 1 ) that section 18(1) and ( 2 ) authorised an order for payment by the board of that part of the costs of the proceedings determined in the defendant 's favour incurred by him personally at any time when he was not receiving legal aid and was thus an unassisted person ; that , accordingly , the House had jurisdiction under the section to order payment by the board of the defendant 's costs incurred before the issue of his legal aid certificate ; and that the appropriate course was to adjourn the defendant 's application under regulation 143 of the Regulations of 1989 for him to pursue his claim in accordance with regulation 147 ( post , pp. 199G , 201A–B , E , H — 202A , 203B–D ) .
3 ‘ Fashion , ’ he 'd rant , when they sent him home on short time from the stocking factory .
4 and she did actually take him out at one time
5 Why should he build barns , drain land , clear wasteland and so on , if his landlord could turn him out at any time and reap the benefit of the improvement himself ?
6 Keep the old man in there , get him out in good time to defrost , maybe even put him in a hot bath to remove any traces of his preservation .
7 She looked down at him consideringly for some time .
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