Example sentences of "[vb past] just time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've worked with them before , you see , ’ he added , in explanation and Teversham had just time to assure him he well understood and would n't himself like to work with anyone else 's squad , before Miss Williams , tears in her eyes , and Francis Morgan , white with distress , bore down on them . |
| 2 | But to bale out at 250 feet was tempting Fate too much — and although the parachute had just time to spring out of its canvas cover before the pilot hit the ground , no time remained for the canopy to open and check his fall . |
| 3 | He had just time to form them up and move a little way forward himself from their hiding-place , to where he could see the ford and its approaches on either side , when the first fleeing riders came pounding down , splashing over and racing on . |
| 4 | Nenna had just time to say , I must be going , before she came back , tottering at a kind of dignified slant , and holding a large tin of cheese straws . |
| 5 | Claudia had just time to see a sign in gold and red before they turned into a cobbled yard . |
| 6 | She had just time to nod before the advance guard entered . |
| 7 | I had just time to pull on a clean shirt and a pair of Chinos — Springsteen 's favourites as they show up his black hairs to best effect — before the local news came on the TV . |
| 8 | I had just time to think what a help he was being when another boot landed in my guts and I gasped for air . |