Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] he [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general opinion seems to be that since the bastard 's decided to stop shooting people , he can remain anonymous , stay at large , enjoy life and freedom , and laugh up his sleeve at an incompetent police force until he decides the time has come for a little more high-velocity fun . ’ |
| 2 | Nathaniel Sherman peered at his watch , his face puckering in concentration as he calculated the time necessary to allow the buffalo to move into the most favourable range . |
| 3 | A forty-year madness , he had called it , one which had laid waste the best years of her young life ; yet he was back in the thick of his obsession now , and so elated by his own recent progress that he lacked the time to ask about her own . |
| 4 | To Charles he was an indispensable source of wisdom and experience and he relished the time spent in his company . |
| 5 | He returned to England in mid-September but then , to add to his physical woes , he suffered an attack of arthritis : it required massage and he resented the time he had to spend travelling to and from the masseur . |
| 6 | There is no reason why a professor of history , say , should not also manage a family business if he has the time and energy . |
| 7 | Dr Myerscough said : ‘ I have tried to put myself in the consultant 's shoes in this situation and I think his apparent instinct that he thought the time had come to induce labour was correct . ’ |