Example sentences of "time [pron] [verb] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It reminds me of the time I went to a school in Clevedon to interview one of the masters , David Bryant , who was the greatest bowls player in the world and a star in his own right . |
| 2 | three million books on the shelve , and we do n't have time going properly at the price so we go anything you want , bung it on the trolley and soon as the trolleys full it 's taken away and another one given , and you poke around and then in the evening , you stay in a hotel overnight , and then the following morning , they get and you just sort of send up the money and they just shout up the money as we go , then , every time I get to a thousand they say one , two , and you say right , tell me when I get near three , and I 've got this erm , I 'm dreadful at maths , I failed maths O Level three times and I do n't think about prices , I 've never been more than fifteen pounds out . |
| 3 | She had n't realised how much it angered her until she had begun , and by the time she came to a halt , her voice had acquired all the sting of a whiplash . |
| 4 | No , I always get up an well , most of the time she sleeps to a time plan . |
| 5 | Hold the camcorder to one subject at a time , starting a new shot every time you change to a new subject ; each of these shots could be of say five to ten seconds duration . |
| 6 | The first time you speak to a potentially new client is the most crucial , because the impact of a first meeting is of vital significance . |
| 7 | However , next time you go to a large supermarket for your supplies ( or if you shop daily , the next time you go to your local shops ) consider your buying habits . |
| 8 | Next time you go to a supermarket , see if you 've collected any extra items in your basket or trolley by the time you reach the checkout . |
| 9 | I mean by the time you get to a two years . |
| 10 | So you go along to the next D and there 's no Os there , so you come down , D , no Os , so you keep going along the lines and every time you get to a D you stop |
| 11 | Not doubling it , not trebling it , but to improve it by something like five or ten percent , and then the next time we go to a sales conference , you 'll be the ones winning the prizes , instead of the people who 've to be winning the prizes , because you 'll not have to improve it by much to win the prizes do you ? |
| 12 | Even for somebody who spoke French it was a mouthful , and it was tedious because it had to be repeated each time one spoke to a Corporal or Sergeant . |
| 13 | Despite constructing one of their most positive displays for some time they lost to a French team who profited from the only genuine opportunities they created . |
| 14 | Every time he speaks to a colleague , a team-member or a customer , he is seizing an investment opportunity . |
| 15 | For the first time he came to a horrified acceptance of the woman 's view . |
| 16 | The actor just did not know the lines , and , though he could manage the exchanges of dialogue quite well , every time he came to a big speech , he would dry . |
| 17 | His car was instantly recognizable , as was his profile , so by the time he drew to a halt there were three men waiting to do his bidding . |