Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] [adj] [prep] the time " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The swimming was n't very good ; the whole place stank of sardines , and the noble castle turned out to be a youth hostel ; also there was a forty-mile-an-hour gale blowing much of the time . |
| 2 | In 18 patients the operation had been a two stage procedure with a covering ileostomy being closed some three months after primary surgery while in five patients a one stage restorative proctocolectomy with ileal reservoir was performed with the ileal reservoir becoming functional at the time of proctocolectomy . |
| 3 | Until 1939 internal dissension remained characteristic of the Labour Party , with agitations against Fascism and the National Government 's foreign policy occupying much of the time and energy of the active Party member . |
| 4 | To is consequently used in the infinitive of reaction to evoke the support of the infinitive as characterized by a disposition arising prior to the time of realization of what the infinitive denotes . |
| 5 | From Ajaccio they travelled by bus to Porto Vecchio , Minton sleeping much of the time with his mouth open and head lolling against Ross 's shoulder . |