Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lots of them tried several times before succeeding . |
| 2 | They met 45 times over two years and prepared reports which were circulated to the other members of the International Commission and to the editors of the more important chemistry journals . |
| 3 | The officially published diaries of Ceauşescu 's engagements reveal that Yasser Arafat was his most frequent guest : on average they met six times a year and saw each other for the last time only a month before the revolution . |
| 4 | They met several times more up to 1985 , but seem to have remained in touch until the last few months of Ceauşescu 's rule . |
| 5 | Although they met several times a day and were on good terms , the chief superintendent always felt uncomfortable in the commander 's presence : he was an earnest , church-going man who never laughed , never drank , never swore and rarely showed emotion . |
| 6 | They met some time in ‘ thirty-eight , I gather . |
| 7 | Bicker muttered to himself as he rode in front , but they made better time for the wind had not risen and the sun was almost warm . |
| 8 | They made good time thereafter , considering the darkness , encountering no problems . |
| 9 | In the spirit of affability , may I congratulate the Government on one of the changes that they made some time ago , in which they followed fairly accurately the views expressed in early-day motion 488 , which noted that when ’ the Social Fund cold weather payments scheme trigger mechanism was put to a serious test it collapsed three times under the weight of its own absurdity the scheme is inadequate , inefficiently targeted and wasteful as the cost of advertising and administration are unjustifiably high ; and urges a new saving limit of £3,000 that would create a fully automatic scheme ’ . |
| 10 | In actual fact your Pete and Margaret have moved more , in the twelve years that they were married , I know they 've been married longer now , but when , th they been married twelve years and they moved four times , |
| 11 | They devoted much time to the investigation and publication of wage rates ( A. L. Bowley was recruited for this purpose ) and investigation of labour conditions , including those in the sweated trades . |
| 12 | Instead , they snatched extra time in the 80th minute when Cork got a touch onto Glyn Hodges ' cross and as a defender attempted to clear , the ball was driven against Ward and back past a helpless Mimms . |
| 13 | I 'm informed they tried several times . ’ |
| 14 | I mean , I can remember when she worked with me , every Christmas they changed one time they came to Leicester |
| 15 | What erm er did you look in the file and see what they hired last time ? |
| 16 | She wondered if you would mind very much if they came another time . |
| 17 | Through the levy , gamblers in Britain paid 0.9% on their bets , or £40m , to racing in 1990 ; in France , through the state-owned bookmaker , they paid five times that rate . |
| 18 | They raced four times in Europe the following year , Slaney beating her rival on every occasion . |
| 19 | Their detour to Fort George crossed what is how the main road from Nairn to Inverness , and they arrived some time in the late morning . |
| 20 | After the reports some political worthies spew out the same old phrases they parroted last time the natives grew restless somewhere . |
| 21 | They telephoned three times while you were away . ’ |
| 22 | When they returned some time during the morning , despite her lack of sleep , Sarella had never felt more wide awake . |
| 23 | Leonard also had a little room in the basement in which a piano was kept , where they spent much time together . |
| 24 | They spent some time driving around before the woman persuaded the kidnapper to let her take the child into a shop to get some baby food . |
| 25 | Stirling and Tait managed to make it north to the escarpment where they spent some time observing enemy traffic on the coastal road below . |
| 26 | They spent some time telling him what they thought of him . |
| 27 | They spent some time in the north . ’ |
| 28 | They spent more time on their feet than they did sitting . |
| 29 | The apes fed on a wide range of foods at all times of the year , but when fruit was scarce , they spent more time travelling and turned to less nutritious plant materials as well . |
| 30 | Although traditional attitudes towards women were changing gradually , a new sex equality act was needed to allow women to choose whether they worked full time , part time or stayed at home with their children . |