Example sentences of "time [prep] her " in BNC.
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| 1 | She spent more and more time off her eggs , parading about the yard , cackling as if demented and taking sudden rushes in whatever direction she happened to be facing when each fit of frenzy overcame her . |
| 2 | If only she and Michael had more time together , time for her feelings to rise close enough to the surface for her to be sure of what they were . |
| 3 | It was time for her afternoon appointment . |
| 4 | Because of this she never had any time for her own parents : my mother could n't think it was right that they 'd parted with two of their children . ’ |
| 5 | At the end of the parade — almost at once — it was announced that ‘ Red Riding Hood ’ and her ‘ wolf ’ had been awarded first prize in the parade , and would the winner , Angela Norcroft , of the 3rd Shortfields Pack kindly come to the prize-giving tent in half an hour 's time for her prize — a bicycle ? |
| 6 | For example , if you wish your ‘ commanding ’ child to wait patiently until a more convenient time for her demands to be met , you could reinforce ( reward ) her for waiting for ( say ) ten seconds , subsequently you would reinforce her for waiting for a longer interval of time , gradually increasing the interval each time you ask her to wait . |
| 7 | Well , its a busy time for her dad as well , what with those extra services — and a lamentable feature of this day and age is the amount of toerags that roll in bold as brass to the Watchnight Service reeking of drink . |
| 8 | Avril had planned to have her hair and make-up done by two fellow patients , in time for her special visitor , widower Peter Spencer , 54 . |
| 9 | There was no time for her cousins to answer . |
| 10 | My daughter taught during the day and studied in spare time for her MA . |
| 11 | She thought she was peaking at just the right time for her battle of the sexes match with Jimmy Connors scheduled for Las Vegas on September 24 with a 500,000 dollar first prize . |
| 12 | An addict of the pipe herself , she had little time for her son — the only one of three to survive — and left his rearing to her own mother . |
| 13 | Examples of this reciprocal effect lie in the man who is engrossed in his work to the detriment of his married life or the woman who is so wrapped up in her children that she has little time for her husband . |
| 14 | He waited a long time for her response . |
| 15 | When Kaye 's not rushing round after her children , she makes time for her hobby which is collecting 19th-century watercolours . |
| 16 | She worked at the same time for her own degree and in 1881 took a B.Sc . |
| 17 | It was almost time for her appointment . |
| 18 | Soon it would be the time for her evening drink : " Just the one , Gigi , do n't you think ? " she would croon when the old bird , freed from her cage , crawled up to crouch against her cheek . |
| 19 | There was one last hope of invisibility , as dignified as the cat 's , although this time for her friend . |
| 20 | He raised an eyebrow at the parcels she had dropped just inside the door , and Claudia blushed again , this time for her sister . |
| 21 | It was almost time for her mistress 's luncheon , and she went towards the back of the hall to the breakfast parlour , one of the few rooms still in use , to see if Mrs Diggory had as yet laid out the tray . |
| 22 | There was no time for her sandwich , so she worked her way steadily through the next three cases . |
| 23 | A reputable salon will suggest a course of sunbed sessions which should have the bride looking healthy and tanned in time for her wedding day . |
| 24 | A MISSING teenager returned home yesterday just in time for her birthday . |
| 25 | The pair chatted for some time about her work , then the conversation turned to his medical background . |
| 26 | Here she speaks for the first time about her ordeal to Margaret Hall . |
| 27 | Joanna 's ex-boyfriend , Frank Tadgell , spoke for the first time about her disappearance last night . |
| 28 | Sheila Silcock has spoken for the first time about her anger when her son Ben was banned from a MIND drop-in centre in Roehampton , south-west London . |
| 29 | Ben 's mother Sheila Silcock writes for the first time about her experiences . |
| 30 | She turned to the dealers and complained this time about her heart condition . |