Example sentences of "time the boy " in BNC.

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1 Remarkably , by the time the boy reached London , contrary to the general prognosis , the ulcer had healed sufficiently to avoid any major surgery .
2 He wrote the word ‘ Colt ’ in his notebook , and each time the boy spoke the word Erlich underlined it again .
3 After a long time the boy crossed the road and said to Oliver ,
4 For a long time the boy maintained a defiant silence and did n't look at his father .
5 And all this time the boy had stood close by , wordless himself , but listening to every word spoken around him .
6 About half of them loosen up enough to allow the foreskin to be gently pulled back by the time the boy is a year old .
7 For a time the boy lay where he had fallen , then he rolled over on to his side , a small whimper of pain , perhaps , or fear — carrying to where the old Han crouched .
8 It was the third time the boy had tried to get past him , and , as before , he seemed surprised by the old man 's quickness ; shocked that , whichever way he moved , Tuan Ti Fo was there , blocking his way .
9 This time the boy set the stone down in the south , in shang , only a hand 's length from Tuan Ti Fo 's knee .
10 Each time the boy went home and the wheat free diet could not be sustained he suffered a decline in his growth curve .
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