Example sentences of "[vb base] a [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | mimics them and that , oh I hate that , I hate that as I say a few times I thought to myself I do not like |
| 2 | I met Leonard Elmhirst a few times in his old age . |
| 3 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 4 | There was a long pause , the kind of pause that winners always display as they create a little time to savour their victory . |
| 5 | He says , go a few times |
| 6 | If you are unsure what sort of a handshaker you are , practise a few times with a friend . |
| 7 | I saw Best play a few times . |
| 8 | Alternatively , if you require a little time , a booking can be held on ‘ Option ’ for 24 hours during which time you must make the booking ‘ firm ’ otherwise the booking will automatically be released . |
| 9 | All the rotaries , as with any noise gate , take a little time to get into using and effective gating comes about through practice , although it can at times appear something of a black art . |
| 10 | before you rush off to the local retailer , cash in hand , take a little time to consider the type of runner you are and what you really need . |
| 11 | If you take a little time to pack , your luggage should arrive in one piece with crumple-free contents . |
| 12 | I am only suggesting that you take a little time off , shall we say , until you are quite well again ? " |
| 13 | I suggest that the Secretary of State take a little time to read our new document , ’ London : a strategy for transport ’ , which might help him and his colleagues to get sorted out on the need for better transport in the capital city . |
| 14 | Will the Secretary of State take a little time to reflect on a previous answer on non-proliferation ? |
| 15 | Right , word full stop word Erm right , press return a few times then choose centering button and table , insert table , and now we 're going to have a table whe where I thought we could have a number and it can either be times or divide by something and then the answer , so we want how many columns ? |
| 16 | As it had been hired out for stage work a few times and was n't perfect the selling price was thirty-five pounds . |
| 17 | But we have a little time left . |
| 18 | ‘ We have a little time before my concert . |
| 19 | Of particular significance and far-reaching consequence to the lives of women was the exilic legislators ' obsession with ritual cleanness — and in order to understand the full import of this statement , I shall momentarily have to digress from our historical outline and spend a little time analysing the reasons for the legislators ' obsession and its impact . |
| 20 | This is a splendidly versatile way of patterning so spend a little time trying it out before you start on ‘ moon craters ’ . |
| 21 | And when the old chap approached Shirley outside London nightspot Tramp — of course — it reminded her of another line from that old song of hers : ‘ Hey big spender , spend a little time with me . ’ |