Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] o'clock on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At about eight o'clock on the evening of 28 July , the Prince , disguised as Betty Burke and wearing a ‘ flower 'd linen apron gown ’ , escaped from the Benbecula rowed by six strong men and accompanied by Flora Macdonald and faithful Neil MacEachan . |
| 2 | About eight o'clock on the eighth day I was told to pack my stuff up , because at seven o'clock the next morning I was going to Styal . |
| 3 | About 5 o'clock on the morning of 8th October , 1835 , he was one of a group of men working underground when the rock above them began to ‘ groan and grumble ’ , indicating to the experienced miners that it was settling and about to fall on top of them . |
| 4 | My doorbell rang about ten o'clock on the Friday evening before Christmas . |
| 5 | The fire officer inspected the set at about 6 o'clock on the evening of the performance , as fire officers normally do , to put a flame to the scenery to ensure it is properly fire-proofed . |
| 6 | ‘ He did not change for death till about four o'clock on the day he died . |
| 7 | About four o'clock on the afternoon of April the eighteenth , 1928 . ’ |
| 8 | The police were called , my client was arrested and was detained at the police station from about midnight on the Saturday until eventually he appeared before the court about four o'clock on the Monday afternoon . |
| 9 | It was near here , at roughly four o'clock on the green , that I placed the small house where the two friends Ella and Dimity lived amicably together for a number of years . |