Example sentences of "[verb] be [adv prt] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As late as 1863 he could still assure his mother that he might turn his attention to almost any subject , but it must have been around this time that a first decision in favour of classics was taken , even though it was not until 1865 at Leipzig that his academic specialization became complete . |
| 2 | it would have been about that time , yes , or soon after |
| 3 | Charles and Ann had been out several times together , there had been no aggression , and they were being more affectionate . |
| 4 | That he had been down some time , and that there were a Nest of them at Alfoxden House who were protected by a Mr Poole a Tanner of this Town . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , it 's a pot I 've been down many times — not the easiest ; apart from a fifty-foot pitch we 'll have to haul him up , there 's a long sump we 'll have to bring the injured man back through which could be tricky if he 's unconscious or uncooperative . |
| 6 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |
| 7 | But even this has not stopped my love for canoeing as I have been out many times since and this summer , when I was at camp , I was going down a weir , when I got caught in a stopper at the bottom and nearly drowned myself again . |
| 8 | Since then thieves have been back several times with cars and sledgehammers |