Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | That might be enough for Leicester might just give them the time . |
| 2 | And the before nine guarantees , just give them the time factor again . |
| 3 | People often asked me the time just to hear my voice so they could proclaim my gender to their friends . |
| 4 | If you 'd known at the beginning that I knew your parents you would n't have even given me the time of day . |
| 5 | He had sprung out at her from nowhere , not even giving her the time to brace herself against him . |
| 6 | Once Clive was in the hypnotic state on this occasion , I asked him to visualize going up to someone he knew slightly , taking a few deep breaths and then asking them a simple question — ‘ Could you please tell me the time ? ’ or ‘ Do you know the way to such-and-such a street ? ’ |
| 7 | I am doing the firm no harm by tipping you off like this because Kovacs recommends you to buy a clock from them that will not simply tell you the time . |