Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adv] [prep] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can only deduce that the Eurasian and African plates began driving together at this time , with the latter dragged down beneath the rising Alpine mountains . |
| 2 | The store had not been trading profitably for some time indicating there simply is not enough money circulating in the area to sustain it . |
| 3 | Proteon 's announcement that it is splitting its business into two divisions ( one for adaptor boards and wiring centres ; the other for internetworking and intelligent hub systems ) is in line with what has been happening internally for some time , says Swan . |
| 4 | ‘ Meg 's no good — she 's away — and you wo n't want to be driving far at this time of night … ’ |
| 5 | She went humming upstairs to clean the bathroom , while Winnie turned over in her mind a plan which had been lurking there for some time . |
| 6 | It is trading ahead of this time last year , when sales were hit by the Gulf war , but exports are slowing . |
| 7 | He took it , and after turning restlessly for some time , he eventually fell into a deep , heavy sleep . |
| 8 | ‘ You had a reason for going there at that time ? ’ |
| 9 | Whatever the readers ' perception , Le Monde is changing and will go on doing so for some time to come . |
| 10 | ‘ What on earth are you doing home at this time ? ’ she demanded . |
| 11 | I 've been coming here for some time and only now am I relaxed there . |
| 12 | have to wait twenty five to eight before he 'd come in , how he was coming here at that time I do n't know . |
| 13 | What are you doing here at this time ? |
| 14 | What 's he doing here at this time of night ? |
| 15 | ‘ What on earth are you doing here at this time of the morning ? ’ she demanded sleepily . |
| 16 | ‘ Of course I 've got a minute — what the bloody hell d' you think I 'm doing here at this time of night ? ’ |
| 17 | Vron and Barry were crying again by that time , crying gratefully , consolably , in each other 's arms . |
| 18 | The treatment of mental illness was advancing considerably at that time , and it probably contributed more than the legislative change to reducing both the use of compulsory procedures and the incidence of long stays in hospital . |
| 19 | Heads were swivelling completely round this time — to the back row where sat Phil Aldrich , nodding his head in gentle agreement , a wry smile on his long , lugubrious face . |
| 20 | They had all been sitting quietly for some time , waiting . |
| 21 | I had been happily chatting away for some time to my ‘ invisible ’ recorder before I realized I was not alone . |
| 22 | There 's always breakfast and Planning here at this time . |