Example sentences of "[modal v] be [adv prt] [prep] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She should be out in time for Christmas . |
| 2 | You 'll be back in time for dinner . |
| 3 | I went back to my room , trying to forget about my brother ; I wanted to get to bed early so that I could be up in time for the naming ceremony of the new catapult . |
| 4 | ‘ If you put your foot down , we could be back in time for pud . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Saving your presence sir , ’ said Sergeant Bramble , ‘ I tried to explain that there was nothing amiss and that you 'd be back in time for supper with Miss Nicole . |
| 6 | June Roberts said she 'd gone out in the car , saying nothing except that she 'd be back in time for cocktails at the Clarkes ' as she had promised , a business thing for Samuel . |
| 7 | He would be back from time to time , but never again as a mendicant . |
| 8 | No , if only their courage held , they would be back in time for the lecture at twelve noon , each with a solid alibi . |
| 9 | Senga shouted and dashed out into the hall , almost colliding with Gerard , the butler " That 's Patrick , " she said quickly , " he said he would be back in time for lunch . " |
| 10 | Business in Coleraine , she said , he would be back in time for dinner . |
| 11 | A note left taped to the fridge informed Leonora that her sister would be back in time for supper . |
| 12 | They had n't arrived yet , because they had been held up in the traffic , but they would be along in time for an early lunch . |