Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] time [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | That was still untended and wild ; the house had been empty for some time before they bought it , or rather Mr Paul had . |
| 2 | ‘ They had known each other for some time before they married , though , had n't they ? ’ ventured Greg . |
| 3 | Most of these had been producing un-hinted PostScript fonts for some time but they now all had the tools to create the all-important encrypted Type 1 fonts and had licenses to produce PostScript typesetters . |
| 4 | We have been trying to breed Red Pandas for some time but they are very difficult . |
| 5 | ‘ I shall have to ask you not to come to the wardroom for some time after they come . |
| 6 | I have to put him into kennels tomorrow as I have to go away for some time and they insist that he be fully vaccinated . ’ |
| 7 | they have worked together for some time and they 're likely to go on working together , ’ said Mr Capper . |
| 8 | They were silent for some time as they picked their way in single file along the path that wound up the hillside . |
| 9 | Silence reigned for some time as they attacked the meal . |
| 10 | The modules remain online until such time that they are requested to be offlined again , at which time they are simply deleted from online storage . |
| 11 | Also , on a more mundane level , there was the postponement of any financial debts then owing until such time as they returned from the crusade . |
| 12 | His view of a science was twofold : first , its propositions should be conclusively refutable , and therefore capable of being asserted as facts until such time as they are refuted ; secondly , it should be useful . |
| 13 | The testator allows for the fact that his daughter will want to benefit her own children if she has any , and therefore restricts his limitation until such time as they are born . |
| 14 | It follows that such noisy groups of youngsters whether in canoes , on cycles or on foot , need to be broken down into smaller groups each controlled by a responsible competent leader or instructor until such time as they become mature canoeists and are able to appreciate the magic and wonder of their surroundings . |
| 15 | The wood was loosely stacked to provide the rabbits with temporary cover until such time as they enlarged the burrows themselves . |
| 16 | The implications are therefore that , where bilingual pupils need extra help , this should be given in the classroom as part of normal lessons and that there may be a need for bilingual teaching support and for books and other written material to be available in the pupils ’ mother tongues until such time as they are competent in English . |
| 17 | ‘ We have therefore suspended the Winchester Group as an appointed representative of the Norwich Union to take effect immediately and to continue until such time as they hear further from us to the contrary . |
| 18 | On 28 May , the DIA video gear arrived from Lebanon , and on the 29th , he flew home alone with it , having been assured that Mary-Claude and Sarah would be protected until such time as they could join him in the States with Mary-Claude 's sister Giselle . |
| 19 | In fact , today 's activities had offered some hours of reprieve from thoughts of him — at least until such time as they were due to meet up later in the afternoon . |
| 20 | Until such time as they leave the group , figures from these two businesses obviously continue to form part of our accounts . |
| 21 | They suggested she borrow the money until such time as they could let her have it . |
| 22 | Not only will they see each other and converse in real time but they will be able to share and manipulate together the contents of their computer screens . |
| 23 | I do n't know of any league penalty regarding players not turning up and not letting their opponents know in good time that they will not be playing . |
| 24 | Bragad was affable enough at the end — said that all things came to pass in good time if they were meant to . |
| 25 | Jack now discovered that the Motion Picture Association of America had given it an ‘ X ’ rating and Columbia — who were to release the Movie for general distribution — had a policy at that time that they would never release an X-rated picture . |
| 26 | Sorry , September and really they were n't bothered about selling at that time although they always said if the right offer comes along |
| 27 | Because they were overthrown and the others were taken off into captivity into battle life , and what a life they had , the one of slavery , so at that time because they took no note , because they were destiny instructions to Jehovah for his word and again want to see , they had eyes , but they just did n't want to see it they knew , all the whys and wherefores and what the responsibilities were , but they did n't measure up to them and because of that many of them lost their lives , and if they did n't they were taken into captivity , Jeremiah four , in verse twenty two , again another prophecy sent to them exactly over the same message , the same reasons describes to them as being a , er people that is foolish and of me they have taken no notice Jeremiah four and verse twenty two . |
| 28 | Creation was a really small label at that time and they had n't been successful for about two years , so there just was n't the money . |
| 29 | ‘ Quite a few friends were starting families at that time and they were having real problems sorting out childcare , and I decided I 'd like to look at what opportunities there were for setting up in that field . ’ |
| 30 | But er , frequently the animals are used for the research and there 's no pain involved at that time and they are killed humanly before the research actually takes place . |