Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] the [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | To-night he must make the shortest time of it he could to Strata Marcella , reassure himself that his father 's grave had not been desecrated , and warn the prior of Isambard 's malignant interest in it . |
| 2 | It has also been a tenet of good security that prisoners should spend the maximum time outside their cells being kept busy working . |
| 3 | Before you get too political you must remember the only time I 've been actively political was for an independent candidate . |
| 4 | Although you may get ridiculously low because of pressing on too hard , when , a few minutes later , you are back in the good conditions several thousand feet up , you must forget the wasted time and concentrate on flying normally . |
| 5 | I 'm thankful you 'll stay the extra time . ’ |
| 6 | He knows that if he fails the first time , he 'll win the second time , if not the third time . |
| 7 | Of the latter fault he says : ‘ I 've learned how to fix that , so I 'll know the next time . ’ |
| 8 | I thought we might need the extra time to help consolidate our position . |
| 9 | Me , too , come to that — if you do n't come , he 'll spend the whole time fretting about the book . ’ |
| 10 | It 'll run the same time as the Metro . |
| 11 | It is unlikely that any of us could remember the first time we saw our own reflection ( mirrors often form part of toys aimed at very small babies , such as activity mats or cot toys , and there are , of course , lakes , kettles and other possibilities for reflection ) ; what is likely is that it was a member of our family ( probably our mother ) who told us : ‘ That 's you , that 's what you look like ’ . |
| 12 | He could remember the first time that he 'd stepped outside into country darkness and closed the door behind him ; it was as if he 'd been struck blind with the click of the latch , and he 'd begun to panic at his inability even to tell which way was up . |
| 13 | No one could remember the last time anyone had stayed there , or , indeed , if anyone ever had . |
| 14 | Her mind refused to believe that anything could happen the first time one had intercourse . |
| 15 | S. H. We were held responsible for property and we had to go round and test every doorway and that would occupy the first time round — say an hour and a half — and then usually you had to go round and test them a second time , just to make sure . |
| 16 | Yes and and then when the lifeboat came , the Eday and and Sanday and them a lot of them came across for the dances , the lifeboat dances , it was really I would say the best time |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps it is time we discussed the rules that will govern the unfortunate time we spend together until I return you to Milano tomorrow . ’ |
| 18 | Congress , President , the government have got no guts to announce publicly that their intentions to privatize the N H S on a date that will give the leading time with the razzmatazz and P R that they 've done before to sell shares , to sell shares in the British public in a public nationally held N H S , there will be no seats , there will be no Inspector Morses and others as there 've been with Telecom , gas , water and electricity . |
| 19 | The recommendation will be put by the ITF 's Rules of Tennis Committee to the Committee of Management in Paris in June and if accepted , it will travel to the Dominican Republic in September for presentation to the ITF Annual General Meeting , where , if it receives a ⅔ majority from delegates in attendance , it will become the first time that a new rule has been introduced since 1989 , when the tie break was standardised . |
| 20 | He prepares very thoroughly , polishing the presentation time and time again , ensuring that his speech will fit the allotted time ( there 's nothing worse than speakers who overrun ) . |
| 21 | Software or equipment failures , or processing errors , which do occur in normal working hours will reduce the available time by no more than 17 hours in any continuous three month period . |
| 22 | Er I and the council will recall the last time we had a motion on V A T when we asked . |
| 23 | Let's represent the total time it took to evolve all these breeds of dog from a wolf , by one ordinary walking pace . |
| 24 | Y'know , I can remember the first time I wore them . |
| 25 | I can remember the first time I got drunk on Scotch . |
| 26 | I can remember the first time I ever |
| 27 | Three grand goes a fair way among the widows and apprentices , particularly as nobody can remember the last time there was an apprentice in the village . |
| 28 | Try typing a two letter abbreviation in place of the word antidisestablishmentarianism and you can see the potential time saving . |
| 29 | Today , however , Country Member can reach the big time . |
| 30 | And they have the players who can match the big time . |