Example sentences of "a time [pers pn] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're advancing all the time and I think there may came a time we wo n't use animals at all for medical research , but at , up till now we needed to use animals for medical research . |
| 2 | For a time we could see nothing but high endless desert . |
| 3 | Once upon a time it would have been unthinkable for a band , especially one with such a reputation as Happy Mondays ’ , to apologise for their remarks without some sort of legal action being taken against them . |
| 4 | Faulty plugs on electrical appliances can be killers — yet most manufacturers , it seems , would rather put their customers at risk from electrocution and fire hazards than pay out less than the pound a time it would cost to supply all their electrical goods with ready-fitted plugs . |
| 5 | Once upon a time it could take several hours to install a network interface card . |
| 6 | For a time it will be as though the locusts had invaded parts of the heart of the garden of England . |
| 7 | He will not feel able to leave , and so for a time he will strive to manage alone . |
| 8 | S. H. The kids — many a time you would go about with a dozen bloody sweets in your pocket . |
| 9 | A blight on your past , a time you would rather not remember … ’ |
| 10 | That 's because while some of the shares can be sold for nearly £4 a time you 'll only get a MAXIMUM of £1.70 per share back if you miss the deadline . |
| 11 | Once upon a time you used to have a five year planning period , and that has now disappeared , so we live hand to mouth , and the Finance Officer manages marvellously in juggling things round , but one can no longer plan as one used to , and therefore it 's rather sad really , because people no longer have the chance to develop things as they would wish to . |
| 12 | Yeah , yeah I wished we did like them cos many a time you can make a meal |
| 13 | On the first occasion something will go well , but maybe after a time you will see that it was not right . |
| 14 | Once upon a time you could get your pilot 's licence in him for £20 . |
| 15 | They think I 'm a dead duck but it 's not been a time you could write off . |
| 16 | There was a time I might have tried , back eight years or so , but there was never any chemistry . |
| 17 | So much so that for weeks at a time I could live without eidetiking at all . |
| 18 | For a time I could communicate only by raising my eyebrows when someone pointed to letters on a card . |
| 19 | After a time I could hear distant shouts . |
| 20 | But for a time I could not do that to Georg . |
| 21 | ‘ Once upon a time I 'd 've made you turn religious , ’ said Constance , and suddenly it occurred to Scarlet that really she was already religious , as anyone who had borne a child must surely be : not in the conventional sense but rather as a passenger on a train would expect someone to be at the controls . |
| 22 | ‘ If I sold them one or two at a time I 'd be here for twenty years . ’ |
| 23 | So , in the meantime , I 'll just see how dreadful a time I can have , so that everyone feels sorry for me and I can avoid taking responsibility for my life ! ’ |
| 24 | I actually feel , there was a time I used to think it would n't happen to me because if I was in that situation I would do this , I would do the next thing and when it did actually happen to me it took me ages to get over |
| 25 | No , I fucking once upon a time I used to be able to do it . |
| 26 | ‘ Once upon a time she would have been jealous about the constant reference to Charles and Camilla but no longer . |
| 27 | There 's always a time she might be able to exchange |
| 28 | One thing at a time she could have handled , but this … it was no wonder she suddenly felt that she did n't have the strength to carry on arguing . |