Example sentences of "time i can [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time I can fit into it properly , I 'll be a staid old mother of nearly forty strugggling through sleepless nights . |
| 2 | Limits were set in short by both sides on what they sought to do and how they sought to do it and these limits erm were n't self-evident at the time I can tell you because the American military , the Chiefs of Staff on the Executive Committee that discussed this an and took the decisions , were all in favour of making s air strikes on these bases and possibly er an er an armed intervention and so the military advice here er was er was rather similar to that of McArthur 's , that is turn the , the crisis into er a different kind of crisis , turn it in fact into a war . |
| 3 | Limits were set in short by both sides on what they sought to do and how they sought to do it and these limits erm were n't self-evident at the time I can tell you because the American military , the Chiefs of Staff on the Executive Committee that discussed this an and took the decisions , were all in favour of making s air strikes on these bases and possibly er an er an armed intervention and so the military advice here er was er was rather similar to that of McArthur 's , that is turn the , the crisis into er a different kind of crisis , turn it in fact into a war . |
| 4 | Most of the time I can cope really well . |
| 5 | That fact that in , a two years time I can go on to do the subjects that I want to do at the University in Scotland of my choice . |
| 6 | The only time I can go is a Saturday afternoon , but I 'm busy this Saturday afternoon . |
| 7 | ‘ I just know that next time I can do a lot better , ’ she confesses . |
| 8 | ‘ She told the doctor at the orphanage , ‘ If I 'm going to go to England for a short time I must be careful not to give too much of my love , but if I 'm going to be there for a long time I can give all the love I can ’ , ’ Mike says . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've had all the time I can give , ’ he said tightly . |
| 10 | Once you have digested this , perhaps you could get in touch to discuss arrangements for a private view , at which time I can outline to you the various options open to you in terms of guiding , catering etc . |
| 11 | Try not to brood about last night , so that you 're angry again by the time I can talk to you . ’ |
| 12 | that 's the only time I can take off time off in lieu , which is annoying |
| 13 | ‘ I do love you , ’ I answered , ‘ more than ever , but this is the last time I can say it . |
| 14 | So , in the meantime , I 'll just see how dreadful a time I can have , so that everyone feels sorry for me and I can avoid taking responsibility for my life ! ’ |
| 15 | It all depends on the time I can find to prepare it . |
| 16 | I apologize for using the semimetaphorical terms ‘ hard ’ and ‘ soft ’ in this essay , but after puzzling over the matter for some time I can see no other way of setting about it . |
| 17 | If you can get your book out in reasonable time I can see it being a real winner , and position-wise it wo n't do you any harm , that 's for sure . |
| 18 | I ring up Richard , and Richard says the only time I can see you is seven o'clock Tuesday night , and I 've got no appointment . |
| 19 | things at Spike 's work next time I can get out there . |
| 20 | It 's the only time I can get a break from my family . |
| 21 | ‘ If I summon all my strength , for a short time I can act against her spells , ’ she whispered . |
| 22 | ‘ The only time I can remember him with any coat at all was when we wintered him out as a three or four-year old , which we did deliberately to toughen him up . ’ |
| 23 | At the same time I can remember going along to clubs , like the Vortex , and being slightly hassled because I was kissing my boyfriend . |
| 24 | Here , almost for the first time I can remember on disc , his vibrato , relatively rapid and even , becomes distracting in sustained passages , which will trouble some ears more than others . |
| 25 | ‘ I suppose they might have done at the beginning , ’ he said , ‘ but by the time I can remember we had become part of the place really . |
| 26 | As you will appreciate , we completed fully the recent form you sent us , which was the first time I can remember seeing one of this kind . |
| 27 | Said : ‘ It 's the first time I can remember there being a vote in favour of nuclear power . |
| 28 | caught on one and I want to ring out in the other at the same time I can use it . |
| 29 | For the first time I can imagine some dim trail of obsession , some weird recursive delusion , leading out of this little room , down the spiral stairs , and out to some wildly mischosen destination … |
| 30 | But if you return to the table , Sir , this time I can follow you to the right room . ’ |