Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Enlightenment period is very much a Prayer and Liturgy centred time . |
| 2 | Apart from what sounds like a fairly hectic studio schedule , I wondered if Clem found time to get out and play live . |
| 3 | The Livingstones and Crichtons did this in 1439 , when they seized James II and then settled down to squabble for the next decade ; the Boyds did the same thing with James III ; and Angus found time , despite his matrimonial problems with Margaret Tudor , to get possession of James V in 1526 and dominate politics for the last two years of the minority . |
| 4 | Adopting a hierarchical standpoint and preferring to speak in terms of ‘ life ’ rather than ‘ motion ’ , Plotinus regarded time as an intermediate between eternity ( or the higher soul that contemplates eternity ) and the motion of the universe which reveals time as the ‘ life ’ ( or creative power ) of ‘ soul ’ . |
| 5 | The telephone rang at that moment ; Rachel answered it and before David had time to leave the room she said , ‘ There 's been an accident in the canteen — a boiler has blown up and two of the staff have been scalded . ’ |
| 6 | Before Edward had time to simmer down he was buttonholed by Mrs Willmot , who had been lurking . |
| 7 | Mr. Gillespie wanted time to consider over it , and promised to let the Secretary know by the end of the week whether he would accept or not . " |
| 8 | Most white people , ’ Hall told Time , ‘ have never been to a party at a black person 's house . |
| 9 | Like the good storyteller he was , Titch allowed time for this to sink in before going on . |
| 10 | Curtis took time to consider his reply . |
| 11 | And she was delighted and discumknockerated when the King of the Diddymen took time off to congratulate her on her forthcoming wedding to Springfields maintenance fitter Tony Lindsay . |
| 12 | Titch took time to consider the question . |
| 13 | As Mr Sanderson was pouring the drinks Maggie had time to quickly glance about her . |
| 14 | Before Eva had time to do a mental check list of any way that she or the students at the ICO might have offended , General Wiseman informed her that he felt she was the right person to take over leadership of the women 's social services . |
| 15 | Riven had time to wonder . |
| 16 | Constable spent time closely studying clouds alone , and indeed we can learn much from the Masters by observing the colours they used . |
| 17 | Martin took time to reply , ‘ Sorry I never managed . |
| 18 | In early March actor Gary Masterson took time out during the day to run a workshop in the school . |
| 19 | Grant had time only to register the knowledge that he had lost the unequal contest , and with it his life , before the final hiraken knuckle-blow landed , breaking his nose and cheekbones , and smashing him into bloody oblivion . |
| 20 | Er Er this motion is not an attempt to preempt applications Mr Chairman come before us that 's Mr said time is indicating for the first time that er September might possibly be months . |
| 21 | Cameron wanted time to think ; he was in a turmoil of emotions ; he felt for Sandy 's grievance even while he was blenching at the man 's mad certainty that a day of reckoning was near . |
| 22 | In the Fifties and Sixties Kelly spent time with Adrian Maeght and the artists associated with the publisher . |
| 23 | Terry Biddlecombe on Greek Scholar did likewise , Brian Hetcher remounted Red Alligator , Pat McCarron tried time and again to get Freddie through the sea of flailing legs and eventually did so . |
| 24 | They became an overnight sensation but were arrested for performing illegally in 1984 , and Zhanna spent time in jail and in exile . |
| 25 | Kerry and Joanne took time out to pop across from their busy stand to see us . |
| 26 | But Squadron Leader , Bob Illett took time out of his hectic schedule to become the first RAF man to meet the refugees his detachment is helping . |
| 27 | She hit her and at the same time as she hit her she virtually came to a er , a stop because of the fact she wa she started to brake as soon as she saw the the children appear er , but ne never the less contact was made but thankfully for her and for the child the the contact was a a at no significant speed , the child was just knocked off her feet and she got up and waved to Mrs and said I 'm alright and she ran off and she was away before Mrs had time , even to undo her safety belt to get out of the car . |
| 28 | Although God is holy and hates sin , yet Jesus had time for criminals , prostitutes and the men who exploited them . |
| 29 | But then , what would he do if Viola got time off from her play and came to see him , as she was surely bound to do sooner or later ? |
| 30 | The 33-year-old Moseley blindside flanker has not worn an England shirt since the World Cup final last November but manager Geoff Cooke explained : ‘ Mike took time off to get over injury problems but now he is in superb physical condition . |