Example sentences of "time [pers pn] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | this is sounding great this is , I 'm , every time I crack a nut I hurt , hurt me hand , these last three wo n't crack |
| 2 | And er but it was only about half past five I did n't I never stopped till the I just kept going now tha well about half past four , I started to pack up and I realized my sandwiches were still in my snack box so I I 'd I 'd had one one earlier on whilst I was still working but yes the lady there she made us a couple of cups in the morning , er cu cup of coffee , I think about what yeah about half ten time but the time I painted a little bit and I thought oh I 'll stop and have a fag , with my coffee and I had a cup of tea later on in the afternoon but er I did n't stop , I kept going , you know and then course by time I got to my drink , it was cold it was cool , so you drink it straight down |
| 3 | I was so proud that day because it was the first time I wore a rather special red coat with matching red hat . |
| 4 | The first time I saw a golf course it was Royal Birkdale . |
| 5 | In my spare time I saw a lot of John Keay , an Agriculture graduate of the U. of Saskatchewan and a good friend , as well as Jerry Harwood and Quincey Moffat with whom I was closely associated in organizing the annual Boys ' Parliament elections . |
| 6 | T. D. The first time I saw a football was when a caseball hit a horse in the face , and the horse reared up . |
| 7 | • I have also resisted the temptation to dose up the pond every time I saw a fish flick or flash . |
| 8 | I lasted eighteen months before packing it in , and in that time I saw a lot of disappointed people . |
| 9 | The last time I saw a face like that was in Macbeth and she had sisters . |
| 10 | The way things were going I thought it was time I had a slit trench to dive into . |
| 11 | At that time I had a small 8ft X 6ft ( 2.5m X 2m ) greenhouse in which I grew tomatoes and a small section was allocated to begonias . |
| 12 | From that time I had a wall to lean my back on . |
| 13 | My remark that last time I had a bracelet like that put on I had a baby three hours later is greeted by a stony stare ! |
| 14 | At the time I had a job as youth worker at a sports centre in Acton . |
| 15 | At one time I had a Morris and on my way back from West London Stadium I dropped off two other athletes in Wood Lane . |
| 16 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
| 17 | I could n't find out much that morning , but the next time I had a chance , I did . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't remember the last time I had a holiday although I go abroad to work . |
| 19 | ‘ This time I had a crush on a woman at work , ’ he said . |
| 20 | I made up my mind then that next time I had a baby I would love it . |
| 21 | By this time I had a pretty firm image of the tables in my mind . |
| 22 | ‘ I think it 's about time I had a talk with her . ’ |
| 23 | It was attached to the monitor so the nurses could see what was happening to the baby and every time I had a contraction my stomach went rock hard so the belt dug into me . |
| 24 | The second time I had a affair , I learned a lesson which was even more valuable , albeit terribly painful . |
| 25 | I was suffering from a cold , the first for years — in fact I can not recall the last time I had a cold — and because the weather was nice the village was extremely busy with tourists and lots of traffic and people knocking on my door . |
| 26 | I think that was the last time I had a proper ride on a bike . |
| 27 | So the first time I had a conversation with Mr Wogan was live on television ! |
| 28 | cos I worked two years all the time I had a few bob for that extra that 's all . |
| 29 | Stephen had just granted me the barony , and I decided ‘ t was time I had a wife . |
| 30 | ‘ I think , ’ said Owen , ‘ it 's time I had a word with Mordecai . ’ |