Example sentences of "do [prep] this time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why , ’ she said sweetly , rising and picking up her clothes , and her bag , now empty of the articles which she had given J. D. O'Connor , ‘ tonight I am going to turn in early , read and rest — such a change after all I have done since this time last week . |
| 2 | However , some excellent studies were done at this time , many using fieldwork techniques and participant observation rather than surveys . |
| 3 | The work done at this time did , however , serve to educate the permanent officials in the new approach to economic policy . |
| 4 | There is legitimate concern that the meeting decided that little could be done at this time we might be able to contribute to the campaign at a later stage . |
| 5 | He thought he had probably broken it , but there was little he could do at this time of night . |
| 6 | She recalls : ‘ The book was done by this time . |
| 7 | ‘ That was a damn silly thing to do at this time of night . ’ |
| 8 | If you hike down here ( a much wiser thing to do at this time of year ) the Grand Canyon Department of Arbitrary Silly Rules and Regulations have erected signs that read ‘ Do not go beyond this point without water . ’ |
| 9 | Blake was not averse to entering such places , but could think of a number of things he 'd prefer to do at this time . |
| 10 | All I was doing at this time , if I was n't at school , was watching TV , listening to music , reading or walking , with Dawn as my constant companion . |
| 11 | However , most of the work he was doing at this time was of a minor nature . |
| 12 | No one knew where he 'd gone ; everyone was worried sick ; and by the look of her , Shirley Brown was worried the sickest : what could a man be doing at this time of night , for heaven 's sake ? |
| 13 | It was difficult to x-ray his leg so far up , and as it was a small machine and needed a relatively long exposure it was hard to get a clear picture with him shaking as the poor boy was doing by this time . |
| 14 | Whilst poor Millie , far from playing cello concertos at the Festival Hall , or leading archaeological expeditions to Asia Minor , or whatever she was expected to be doing by this time , is … |
| 15 | One of the most attractive designs that he did at this time was for Kay Dick 's novel , An Affair of Love ( 1953 ) . |
| 16 | She had eaten much more than she usually did at this time of day . |