Example sentences of "[vb past] i time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Towards the end of his life he told Osbert Sitwell ; ‘ Any talent I may have was due to a long illness as a boy , which afforded me time to think , and subsequent ill-health , because I was not allowed to play games , and so had to teach myself , for my enjoyment , to use my eyes instead of my feet . ’ |
| 2 | That tyre trouble lost me time . |
| 3 | It took me time to find out what was wrong but eventually I sorted it out . |
| 4 | My own ‘ anthropological history ’ in this liminoid phase became extended over eight years , until 1974 , and not only gave me time to reflect on many of the controls we were required to impose , but also to consider the nature of the social harm these unworldly folk devils and ‘ drug fiends ’ were actually causing ; for established society has never really known how to handle the unworldly easily . |
| 5 | The long weekend also gave me time to myself to rest and ponder on all that had gone and was to come . |
| 6 | After playing this there was what amounted to a short interval , which gave me time to talk to one or two people . |
| 7 | That gave me time . |
| 8 | We left for Salonika on 17 July , arrived next morning , and stayed two days , which gave me time to explore the older part of the town . |
| 9 | The best jumper I came across was the Argentinian , Llanes , who outfoxed me time and again . |