Example sentences of "i [verb] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I asked several times but eventually was just caught up in the crowds . ’ |
| 2 | I mean several times I 've bought things from them , there 's stately homes , they do the same thing , do n't they ? |
| 3 | With some degree of er success I trust this time . |
| 4 | I cry each time I see the video … |
| 5 | I tried many times , but I could not do it . |
| 6 | I tried several times but the same thing happened . |
| 7 | I say this time . |
| 8 | I suggest such-and-such time and place … |
| 9 | If I gave an interview I was the greatest guy in the world but if I said ‘ no , I want some time to myself ’ , they would n't give me the time of day . |
| 10 | ‘ I want some time to think about what you have told me . |
| 11 | Yeah , what I mean I want some time off to be able to re-write properly . |
| 12 | Now that the good weather has arrived I feel trapped in the shop , and I want more time to enjoy other interests such as cricket and walking . |
| 13 | A further advantage of using ( as I mentioned several times before ) is that we get rid of the vectorial nature of the problem . |
| 14 | But erm er so I thought that was er so that was the only thing that I would actually pick up on there erm and the one thing I noticed this time , and you did n't , I mean this was n't the case when you did erm the role play this morning , but this time , and I do n't know whether it was because you had less confidence with what , with actual talking about the product , but you had very little eye contact with Maggie . |
| 15 | And what have I done this time , Mr Malpass ? ’ |
| 16 | ‘ They say bad luck comes in threes — but I hope this time that 's not true . ’ |
| 17 | Nor do I spend much time listening to jazz . |
| 18 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 19 | I suspect that time would come somewhere in April . |
| 20 | Wendell 's voice was quiet and matter-of-fact as he said , ‘ I guessed some time ago that you 'd fallen for Harry . ’ |
| 21 | I joined some time in the late thirties when I was a young member of the Foreign Office . ’ |
| 22 | So , I think we should say we are sceptical , and I think the paper puts it correctly er , we are sceptical of whether the reforms of the first consortium in fact , is going to meet the needs in terms of new health area and I know that time will come , they 're talking about the lot , it 's gon na wonderful and that the our economies should get all I can say is that the likelihood is the only f the area committee er , so that residents can comment managers , but since we 've already had a nine hundred percent increase in senior management in the health service in the past five years up from nine hundred to over ten thousand at a cost of fifty to two hundred and fifty million pounds I 'm rather sceptical about that one as well ! |
| 23 | Are you going to do another world tour ? — I know that time 's ticking away . |
| 24 | I was slightly built , and although I hated team sports and games , I spent much time in the school gym doing circuit training and fitness programmes . |
| 25 | I spent much time in that area and I know that brighter things are on the horizon for Manchester and Liverpool . |
| 26 | ‘ I spent much time in the States when I was a girl . |
| 27 | I spent little time at home now , so I was unable to be a detailed witness to the Great Love in the same account-keeping way as before . |
| 28 | I NEVER did find Mr Wright although , following the instructions I received at my briefing , I spent some time looking for him . |
| 29 | Friday I spent some time here , half a day . |
| 30 | Throughout 1969 I spent some time each month visiting schools , and attending yet more meetings in Curzon Street . |