Example sentences of "time [subord] i [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I gave her more thinking time than I 'd bargained for as the crush at the bar was worse than when we 'd arrived . |
| 2 | I felt embarrassed : clearly we had seen more of Flora at this time than I remembered . |
| 3 | I , I have n't actually got to be in at any time except I did say I 'd be in at half nine . |
| 4 | I was in the control area with Mala at the time so I had to suffer through it . |
| 5 | I thought it would be great down there , but I started having a bad time so I went back to Newcastle . |
| 6 | Then his smoke-outline blurred to darkness and it was a long time until I woke . |
| 7 | I would not have told you place or time if I did not know that every man of them is far into the mountains and out of your reach long before this . |
| 8 | They 've had it done about O October time cos I asked him just before we went away . |
| 9 | Answering back I thought he could have given me a bit more time cos I wanted to say something else and he was |
| 10 | ‘ Major Nash , ’ she said , ‘ I 've kept your room all this time because I felt sorry for you . |
| 11 | I explained that I had not entered at the right time because I had been a hostage in Iraq . |
| 12 | He said : ‘ He had to see me this time because I had a clue for him . ’ |
| 13 | We had to wait a long time because I had my mother to look after and she was rather difficult . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I supported the principle of the community charge at the time because I thought the principle was right . |
| 15 | I went on board very quietly this time because I thought if she was n't on her own I could retreat . |
| 16 | If it had n't been for him , I would have had a bad time because I hated school . ’ |
| 17 | I actually slept fairly well last night , for the first time since I got here . |
| 18 | ‘ It 's a long time since I touched that organ . |
| 19 | This is a very beautiful music , serene , noble , discreet , poignant , composed , grief-stricken , understated , sublime — it has been a long time since I discovered anything quite so touching . |
| 20 | I mean I I it 's a long time since I left it . |
| 21 | ‘ It is a long time since I went outside . |
| 22 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 23 | It 's a long time since I saw you looking so well . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's quite a long time since I made any . |
| 25 | Because it 's a long time since I felt like this , as good as I do now . |
| 26 | How odd , Alec thought , I 've been thinking about her all the time since I came here , trying to think of some way of seeing her again . |
| 27 | ‘ But for the first time since I came to England in August 1977 , I 'll be hoping Liverpool do n't win again . |
| 28 | It 's odd ( and I feel a little guilty ) but I have been feeling happier today than at any time since I came here . |
| 29 | Then turning quickly to Aggie , he added , ‘ Long time since I said that , is n't it ? ’ |
| 30 | Bernie was speechless , for the first time since I 'd known him . |