Example sentences of "time [that] [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 His uncle was fend of French fries and he tells the empty corridor for the hundredth time that they are called chips over there and they are eaten with vinegar .
2 The Christians gave no indication at the time that they foresaw any such developments , although Arab nationalists in Lebanon and Syria at first refused to recognise that a nation-state existed which was separate from Syria .
3 There was more in this vein as they turned right , and Mungo realized for the first time that they were actually heading into the forest .
4 It may be at the time that they hear the person is going to die ; it may be when they suddenly recognize that the person has become very ill ; it can be at almost any stage when the threat of loss comes into their mind .
5 ‘ What a funny old election this is , at which the political parties argue about taxation and legislation but declare all the time that they intend the electors of this country to have no further control over the very questions that are being put to them . ’
6 He had not known at the time that they were officers of the law .
7 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 .
8 The other time that they used to sit down together was for a cup of tea or coffee at six in the morning , which was when the man got home , and often as not that was when Boy got home too .
9 And the Christians defended themselves right well , and every time that they went upon the walls , they sounded trumpets and tambours ; and made great rejoicings , as the Cid had commanded .
10 And by the time that they had all gone out it was broad day .
11 It is recommended that their training stretches over a period of about 15 months from the time that they take up their post .
12 Teachers are told that what they do is vitally important , that they alone can translate and extend the National Curriculum into rich comprehensive learning opportunities and at the same time that they can not be trusted to do the job .
13 It 's a bunch that rides steadily , guided by experienced domestiques who know how to keep going and not lose so much time that they will be eliminated from the Tour as a whole .
14 It may be the first time that they have had to live alone and that a whole new way of life has to be taken on board at a time when they are emotionally upset and feeling the sadness of being parted from their son or daughter .
15 But by the time that they were completed the largest space of all was the nave , which might serve various purposes — as a shelter for great processions , as a substantial public hall and meeting place ; but above all provided space for visitors and lay worshippers .
16 He stated that he had later spoken to two observers who had been close to the ridge at the time of the accident , and they had apparently noticed that the wind had , momentarily , markedly increased in strength and had appeared to swirl up the hill towards the ridge , coincidental with the time that they saw the aircraft 's wing drop and the aircraft begin to descend .
17 It gives me the opportunity to see God in young people and watch them develop in their faith in the short time that they are here .
18 It was the last time that they were ever seen alive .
19 Time that they were gone .
20 When older people think of the past they are not just taking stock of their lives but trying to decide what to do with the time that they have left , and trying to do so in relation to concluding or making sense of what has gone before .
21 With regard to indirect discrimination , the EOC conducted a postal survey of all the applicants to the Society in one year to establish whether or not each candidate could have complied with the mobility requirement at the time that they applied for the job .
22 They walk onto court with untuned muscles and joints in cold weather and then wonder why they pull a muscle the first time that they stretch for the ball .
23 In other words , rats with hippocampal lesions have difficulty in refraining from punished responses because they can not remember what happened to them the last time that they did whatever it was that led to the punishment .
24 These points are being forgotten at the very time that they have become most pressing — for the transition from communism in Russia and Eastern Europe has added greatly to the demands that are being placed on western aid budgets .
25 However , there were many instances cited where GPs felt that they could not ‘ help ’ users even when this was the first time that they had sought it .
26 First , by the time that they were writing , Consumer Co-operation with its own production arm had been firmly established and was growing strongly .
27 Such was the improvement in turbo cars in such a short space of time that they were soon capable of producing anything up to 1300 b.h.p .
28 According to their figures only 19% of those who start work as clerks are still employed in clerical work by the time that they are 30 .
29 There were complaints of inordinate delay such as to make a fair trial impossible ; that regulation 7 notices were served far too late ; that the police officers were not interviewed until a year later , that being the first time that they were notified of any specific allegations against them .
30 I have already referred to the findings and the reasons given by the justices at the time that they announced their decision on 28 January 1992 .
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