Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | He had lost his job and spent some time in bail hostels in Darlington and Northallerton . |
| 32 | ACT include two players in their squad who are no strangers to Scotland — centre Jim Swan who has returned after playing in the junior teams at Gala , and flanker Mark McInnes , who toured with the Wallabies to Canada and France in 1989 and spent some time with Peebles . |
| 33 | The truth of the matter was expressed by the hon. Member for Aldridge-Brownhills ( Mr. Shepherd ) , who has spoken so well on such questions in recent years and protested each time the Government resorted to fresh guillotine motions . |
| 34 | One of the most deliberate of these editorial tempo relationships occurs in ‘ Pleni sunt coeli et terra majestatis gloriae tuae ’ where the text at minim=60 is preceded and followed each time by the orchestral ‘ fanfares ’ at double speed , and this breakneck tempo is then adopted for the remainder of the movement ( for the unfortunate apostles , prophets and martyrs ) until the inevitable rallentando at the end . |
| 35 | I then tried to deduce the events of the previous night and discovered some time later that I had been raped by force by XYZ who had been on the mini bus and followed me home . |
| 36 | For this reason , many commercial relational DBMS enable links to be set up as an option and therefore they can be set up beforehand and executed each time they are required . |
| 37 | ‘ I 'm bowling a bit quicker , but they main difference is that I feel more confident and settled this time , ’ he explained . |
| 38 | He put some more toast on and watched this time . |
| 39 | With the benefit of hindsight , these are now estimated at £4,900 , comprising expenses of £1,220 and lost chargeable time of £3,680 . |
| 40 | Mr Mansell , the first Indy-500 rookie to finish the full distance in 23 years , at one point drove past his pit and lost valuable time . |
| 41 | I obtained my PhD in 1978 and started full time work on ‘ soft money . ’ |
| 42 | She looked at him again and saw this time that he was watching her . |
| 43 | ‘ I 'm on my way home from Oxford , and thought this time I 'd come through London and look you up . ’ |
| 44 | Aqib , 20 , visibly upset by the decision , appeared to exchange words with the umpire and took some time before continuing his over . |
| 45 | ‘ The girl was very distressed and took some time to tell us exactly what had happened . |
| 46 | His voice quivered with emotion , he sniffed and wiped his eyes and took some time to recover . |
| 47 | Aye and took more time . |
| 48 | They paused dramatically and gave Jacqui time to say , ‘ Charles , they 've got a new will . |
| 49 | She turned to the dealers and complained this time about her heart condition . |
| 50 | She had come in with fresh water to bathe his back and hands , and stole extra time to finish the job , because he was conscious and willing to lie still . |