Example sentences of "[vb infin] [vb pp] [adv prt] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They would not cruelly ridicule the child but I think she would feel left out by the time the girls were ‘ settling in ’ , as she would not fit in ; girls have more subtle yet often more hurtful ways of rejecting one another and this would be felt by the outsider before long . |
| 2 | They pay thousands and thousands for the Van Goghs and Modiglianis they 'd have spat on at the time they were painted . |
| 3 | But I must have nodded off at the time . |
| 4 | Er that does n't , I mean do n't take it about six o'clock , seven o'clock at night you could have , that could have worn off by the time the |
| 5 | Strenuous laybacking for 40 feet or so brings better holds , allowing exhilaratingly steep bridging , and the whole rope will have run out by the time you pull onto the platform at the top , all too soon for the fit , but thankfully for the tired or those leading at their limit , as I was on this occasion . |