Example sentences of "given [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Which has given me time to realise that the way I 've outlined is the way it has to be . |
| 2 | It has given me time to sort out my priorities , ’ said Bishop Daly ( 59 ) . |
| 3 | A programme does not have to be conventionally ‘ nine to five , structured but participants are more likely to accommodate themselves to unusual arrangements if you 've given them time for themselves . |
| 4 | Old people are no fools , and can easily be hurt ; so however many things you have on your mind to be done when you get home , never leave them feeling that you have given them time that you have grudgingly spared . |
| 5 | I 'd given them time to look for someone to replace me permanently . |
| 6 | We owe this both to the two teams of experienced science teachers responsible for the survey , which we direct , and to the several hundred science teachers who have generously given their time and advice to our teams . |
| 7 | Our thanks to these , and to all the friends of THE FACE who have given their time and money so generously to help us through this difficult time . |
| 8 | She has always given her time to support publication of her books , though she sometimes has doubts about how publicisable a novelist can be . |
| 9 | This small breathing space had given her time to arrive at several important decisions . |
| 10 | But he had also given her time to think what she was doing . |
| 11 | The long silence had given her time to pull herself together . |
| 12 | She excused herself hurriedly and left , returning with a great bustle to announce her coming , when she had given him time to compose himself . |
| 13 | This , it is thought , would have given him time to renegotiate exemption and pay only 40 per cent capital gains . |
| 14 | If she had given him time he would have been able to show her passion , he knew , but it was hard for him to relax and act confidently after years of being cowed in a stern loveless household . |
| 15 | When the French refused his conditions , Henry decided on the war which his diplomacy had given him time to prepare . |
| 16 | She had n't really given him time to explain , just looked at that horrible creature prancing about in the hall all sexed up , and assumed the worst . |
| 17 | Given his time again , he would n't change a thing . |
| 18 | So , for instance , had you wanted an ad in this issue , we would need to have received your call by 25th August , since that would have given us time to process the ads and put the pages through the system . |
| 19 | ‘ We 've been completely ignored for a long time , which has been a pretty good thing because it 's given us time to develop , ’ beams Brett . |
| 20 | If she 'd had the abortion it would have given us time to do that sort of thing . |
| 21 | You do n't yet give us money , although I hope may , one day you will be persuaded to do so , but you have given us time , and particularly in the person of your colleague Sandra who is here , and her time to us has been enormously valuable and I want to thank you for that . |