Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] and the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gaunt , grey-haired sergeant fixes me with a studiously suspicious look and takes a note of my name and the time . |
| 2 | They had been visiting friends , they had enjoyed their evening and the time had gone quickly so it was rather late when they set off for home . |
| 3 | Depending on its strength and the time required for it to reach maturity , a beer must stand for 12 to 48 hours before it can be drunk . |
| 4 | The time limit for an application for interim payment is any time after the plaintiff has served his writ and the time for acknowledgement of service has expired . |
| 5 | Ray Stewart of Jamaica had run the race of his life and the time of his life to win the bronze medal . |
| 6 | Well I suppose a very junior clerk , the first job I was given was , well it 's unheard of in this day and age but what they had was what they call a bundi clock and there every driver and conductor had got a key that was inserted in this clock and on it was his personal number , well when he reported for duty , he inserted this key into the clock , turned the handle and stamped on to a piece of paper , a roll of paper , his number and the time he reported and the next day it was my job to go through and record from this piece of paper how many minutes they were late f reporting for duty and if they erm were more than , I think about three or four minutes we had to send them a memo telling them , that 's how things were in those days that people were , they toed the line or else . |