Example sentences of "[verb] [indef pn] [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't feel anything at the time , ’ he continued . |
| 2 | We have been told nothing about the time of year , but for the purposes of the story we must assume that the rains have come , and the waters are high and fast , even though the women and children have got across safely enough . |
| 3 | Many like this team from Calgary in Canada , only managed to free one in the time . |
| 4 | On a large site pupils will not be able to cover everything in the time available , so pupils can be divided into groups and instructed to investigate different topics or features . |
| 5 | If you do exercise one for the time being do n't worry about that one , exercise three . |
| 6 | I felt nothing at the time and naïvely smiled to myself when I spotted it later . |
| 7 | Was she carrying anything at the time ? |
| 8 | The two men said nothing at the time to their wives , but a day or two later , the question of an evening of cards cropped up . |
| 9 | Volker Rath , the German public prosecutor , tactfully said nothing at the time but later announced that Germany was suspending proceedings against the two Libyans for lack of evidence . |
| 10 | ‘ Often they 'll kill a couple of lambs , take one at the time and leave one to be picked up later , ’ he explained . |
| 11 | Alan never said anything at the time , but Willy vanished from Oxford shortly afterwards . |
| 12 | Agnes sighed , then bit on the front of her forefinger before she turned to Jessie again and said , ‘ Look ; if you 're so sure he 'll turn up , we 'll say nothing for the time being . |
| 13 | I should 've learnt everything by the time I was thirty , not wait until I was in me forties . |