Example sentences of "[vb past] [pos pn] [noun] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | She returned to the formal garden and paced its perimeter several times , counting her steps to see if the number would be the same on each circuit ; but it was n't . |
| 2 | Lieutenant Ramos gave them some warning as the helicopter approached their destination some time later . |
| 3 | Ring was killed by falling masonry in 1788 and the firm changed its name several times thereafter . |
| 4 | She concentrated on the interior doorhandles of the cab and changed their design several times , just for practice , then smoothed them out entirely . |
| 5 | He changed his mind several times about the possibility of oil sanctions against Italy , hoped to be able to win concessions from France , to avoid conflict when German troops unilaterally moved in to remilitarize the Rhineland in March 1936 . |
| 6 | ( Described by her adoring husband early in their marriage ) ‘ Her eyes seemed bigger to him , especially when she was just waking up and fluttered her lids several times in succession ; they were black when she was in shadow and dark blue in full daylight ; and they seemed to contain layer upon layer of colours , which were thicker in hue deep down , and became lighter towards the enamel-like surface . ’ |
| 7 | The prosecution alleges that he murdered his ex-wife some time between the 21st and 23rd of January 1973 — she was last seen alive on the 20th . |
| 8 | Lineker spared their blushes this time , but not even the striker acclaimed by Francis as Europe 's best ( Gullit may sue ) can oblige every week if the requirement is two goals for a draw , three for a win . |
| 9 | all the rest join in with Stuart , and Indipau says oh take no notice Geoff , do n't let them get you down , but its only Indipau that 's not , all the girls they all join in , bloody Colin who , he borrowed his computer that time , remember ? |
| 10 | He was aware of nothing more until he opened his eyes some time later to find himself lying naked on a sheet of tarpaulin in the backyard . |
| 11 | ‘ Evidence suggests Ian Spiro shot and killed his family some time between Sunday and Thursday . |
| 12 | He decided it was time he improved his Test record in 1989 when England were mauled at home by the Australians and he lost his wicket several times to Terry Alderman . |
| 13 | He howled like a wild animal , and hit his forehead several times against a tree , until the wood was covered in blood . |
| 14 | I was never aware of being frightened as a child because I saw his fits many times . |
| 15 | And we bought her beads this time . |
| 16 | Endeavouring to be what she imagined was his ideal , she altered her demeanour several times a day . |
| 17 | The Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford was one popular centre for this divertissement and Celia Fiennes , who chronicled her seventeenth century journeys , records that she was there in 1694 and printed her name several times . |
| 18 | He cleared his throat several times before speaking . |
| 19 | He wrote his speech several times . |