Example sentences of "the [adj] time you " in BNC.

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1 So the men had to be there at the right time you had t ?
2 But again , if you , if you have a little skill and a little experience , you know how to put a story particularly with some visual appeal as opposed to just sound appeal , then there is , if you 're in the right place at the right time you can get in .
3 Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’
4 Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’
5 After all , you were the first on the scene , and this is the second time you 've been , well almost , in at the death .
6 Claire said slowly , ‘ That 's the second time you 've said it .
7 Once again , now it does n't matter which way round you start , you can start left over right or right over left , but the second time you do it opposite to the first time , so the first time I put the left one over first and the right one over that and then tuck it through , just like tying a shoe lace really , okay ?
8 This is the second time you 've failed to pass on a vital message .
9 ‘ Now look here , ’ I/she said , ‘ this is the second time you 've disrupted this evening .
10 ‘ That 's the second time you 've threatened me with violence , Mr Jacobsen , ’ she said evenly .
11 Aye , you only had , had a brew the second time you really do at our house
12 Something which is important to say is that the first time you have a contact with somebody and you do a piece , you 're , you 're meeting for the first time , it 's slightly awkward and you 're getting to know each other slightly , the second time you do it easier , it 's easier , and if you establish relationships with the local press , local radio and so forth , it gets easier and easier all the time , because by the time you get to know people , it 's not sort of ‘ Can I speak to somebody who does a programme about the morning whatever it is ?
13 " By moderation , caution , and the rational discussion of social questions " , he wrote , " you could make the authorities trust you ; at the present time you are merely frightening them " .
14 Now I in terms of the fine letter of P P G twelve erm erm er that is not entirely consistent , but looking at the special circumstances of Greater York , erm erm and the long time you 've spent on this , trying to reassure the public that we will do this properly , we think it 's the best way to proceed .
15 The longer you stave that off , the less time you will spend building fatigue toxins .
16 Another important point is that the less time you have in which to do something , the more it costs because you start to run into things like overtime and special delivery payments , rush jobs and so on .
17 ‘ I certainly have made a lot of mistakes and I have learned that the higher up the ladder you go , the less time you have in which to make your decisions .
18 Well I must n't keep you talking because the more I , the more I keep you talking the less time you have to do it .
19 The more time you have to concentrate on training , the quicker the results will be .
20 The more unnecessary journeys you can cut out , the more time you can save .
21 The more time you spend with horses observing their behaviour , the more effectively you will be able to judge their moods .
22 The more time you have spent making notes from lectures or from books and rewriting and ordering those notes , the greater the importance that material will be to you .
23 Now you can come in every day , and sit and sort out your bumf , but I always believe that the great British public are out there , so the more time you spend out there , the more profit you 're gon na make , there 's less profit being in the branch .
24 so the more time you 've got to do that , the easier it 'll be for you wo n't it ?
25 ‘ I just wanted to say that , we would of course be very sorry to lose you , you 've been a tremendous asset to the Department , even in the short time you 've been here .
26 ‘ I am sure one of them attached this little blighter to your TV set in the short time you were showing me in .
27 ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me , ’ he deigned to answer one of her questions , albeit hostilely .
28 He 'd been full of hostility , she recalled , when he 'd said , ‘ How the hell , in the short time you 've been here , you 've earned the name Miss Frostbite beats me . ’
29 The first time you step out , whether by accident or on purpose , a warning is imposed .
30 Consequently , you fall over or jack-knife forwards the first time you land heavily .
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