Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was fiercely aroused the whole time we were talking . |
| 2 | However it just so happens the last time an election was n't on a Thursday was in er I think it was nineteen thirty one when it was held on a Tuesday . |
| 3 | ‘ My dear , I must tell you , so amUsing ’ , one whispers to the other , ‘ Monsieur *** de *** , FAR from being happily married as everyone thought , apparently spends the ENTIRE time when he 's in London clad in very ODD lederhosen in some pizzeria opposite the Knightsbridge barracks picking up little leather boys . ’ |
| 4 | It should be emphasised that the smallness of the sample and the brief time spent in data collection are not indicative of the priority of the Minor Project in the eyes of the investigators , but merely reflect the limited time available for this aspect of evaluation . |
| 5 | Well the reality is of course that Clare has already told us that internment did n't work the last time , it was badly done the last time . |
| 6 | After a succession of jobs as bellhop , waiter , car-park attendant , like a bit-part actor who finally made the big time in this aquatic Hollywood , he has built a career out of surfing big waves . |
| 7 | Maybe it just seemed the right time , and the right place … ’ |
| 8 | Answer your first-choice question and , if you finish or run out of anything else to write before the allocated time , do not give the extra time to the second question but keep it in reserve for the end of the examination . |
| 9 | Since her father had not stipulated the exact time when they were to ride , Artemis was dressed and in the stables at first light lest she miss her treat by being late . |
| 10 | We can not pinpoint the exact time that property passes without first classifying the contract . |
| 11 | Leather corals , unlike some coelenterates , do not spend the entire time fully expanded . |
| 12 | Do not spend the whole time talking about yourself , your job and your life . |
| 13 | On Saturday , the device did not work the second time . |
| 14 | ‘ I can not remember the last time I had a proper meal without having a nice drop of wine to go with it . |
| 15 | But I really can not remember the last time I went out and bought something new from a retailer — other than test kits and silicon sealant . |
| 16 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 17 | The warden pointed out that time was not of the essence as it has taken since 1977 to strengthen the bell tower and rehang the bells , all carried out by villagers , needless to say I did not visualise the same time cycle for my part of the job . |
| 18 | Sponsorship for WISE vehicles does not permit the full time staffing of vehicles whilst they are on school visits . |
| 19 | He paused to let the effect sink in and to allow the participants to notice that the machine was not showing the correct time . |
| 20 | I was suffering from a cold , the first for years — in fact I can not recall the last time I had a cold — and because the weather was nice the village was extremely busy with tourists and lots of traffic and people knocking on my door . |
| 21 | In general , do not exceed the total time of the still air pattern by more than 1 minute . |
| 22 | As some debates may not last the full time allotted to them , it is the responsibility of hon. Members to keep in touch with developments if they are not to miss their turn . |
| 23 | When neighbours who entertained him in Knightsbridge spent a rare weekend at Hatherley they were surprised at the switch from newspaper owner to farmer , a switch so thorough that the paper was not mentioned the whole time they were there . |
| 24 | Again , on ‘ Late Night , Maudlin Street ’ , you say : ‘ I never stole a happy hour around here ’ — but the whole effect of the song , the way your murmured reveries drift in and out of Vini 's entranced playing , just makes the whole time and place seem magical , otherworldly , and incredibly precious … |
| 25 | I can hardly remember the first time I felt that we loved each other . |
| 26 | But you always remember the first time . |
| 27 | What she was thinking was that , unlike her memory block with Arnie , she could n't imagine ever forgetting the first time she 'd laid eyes on Guido . |
| 28 | Probably applied the same time I did . |
| 29 | They 'd probably spend the entire time at one another 's throats ! |
| 30 | I flew out to see her and , carefully choosing the right time , confronted her with anorexia . |