Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] time " in BNC.

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1 But if surfers could no longer make those connections through space , they made them through time .
2 I 'll tell you this … three times before he went , Michael asked me for time to go up to London and said he was having problems with his visa .
3 She pushed away the papers and rubbed at her eyes , she would have to visit the creditors , pay them a little of their money and then beg them for time to pay the rest .
4 Similarly , they can persuade other holders of bills to exchange them for time deposits in banks , by offering a higher rate of interest on time deposits ; something they can do if the demand for advances is high and hence higher interest rates can be charged on advances .
5 But Sunday afternoon was reckoned to be his off time .
6 ‘ We all have to think of ourselves from time to time , do n't we ? ’
7 But we 've found yours in time . ’
8 am I on time , am I late ,
9 They let the people in you know ooh my by time we set off I er it were like Christmas .
10 When you need to put pressure on someone , reminding them of time limits can increase their stress level and make them capitulate sooner rather than later .
11 There was plenty of time before Curtain Up at 8 o'clock , half the cast had gone out and backstage had a drowsy air about it .
12 Gears must be used more frequently with the extra weight of the loaded trailer , and it is important to change down in plenty of time to prevent having to brake fiercely .
13 With a low-powered winch or tow car , the acceleration is far slower and there is plenty of time to get the glider nicely balanced on the wheel so that it leaves the ground with a safe margin of speed .
14 If they are recognised , there is almost always plenty of time to prevent a stall occurring .
15 I thought that I would have plenty of time to work once the children went back after the 10-week summer holiday .
16 You have plenty of time yet , Piper .
17 ‘ I 'm not yet 30 and I 've still got plenty of time to earn more money , ’ he shrugged .
18 Two men still missing , but plenty of time yet .
19 He thought he would have plenty of time to study .
20 ‘ You 'll be busy tomorrow and besides , I like things done with plenty of time to spare . ’
21 A comparatively lazy day with plenty of time to ooh and aah .
22 It left plenty of time for shopping and meeting friends , two of her passions .
23 Their own opening game , against Ireland in Dublin , is on February 3 — which gives the fly-half , Craig Chalmers , plenty of time to recover from a troublesome knee injury .
24 Reputations are not changed overnight , but one of the most audacious goals of this or any other season can hardly hinder the rehabilitation of the young Arsenal striker , who has had plenty of time to repent at leisure past off-field indiscretions .
25 She had plenty of time to ponder things last night after flying off to Perth where she and Jeremy Bates are the stand-bys for next week 's Hopman Cup .
26 Their lifestyle contains all the ingredients that for us make up ‘ the good life ’ — plenty of time devoted to playing , socialising , and making love .
27 There is plenty of time before most of these warrant issues expire .
28 By now it was the morning of the fourth day and West Indies had a lead of 164 ; clearly quick runs were needed to make sure they had plenty of time to bowl England out again .
29 He 'd plenty of time to go up to Jubilee Wood .
30 ‘ There 's plenty of time .
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