Example sentences of "[art] [noun pl] [vb past] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 We must allow ourselves time to grieve for the past but the guards had no such time .
2 Mr Stitt added that it was crazy to move the SAR flight away from the RAF Leuchars mountain rescue team , with which the crews spent a considerable time training .
3 The girls spent a long time putting their new wardrobe together .
4 Before the 1967 Act the labs had a hard time of it , I can tell you , when all scientific evidence had to be given orally .
5 I was in command of a heavily laden Stirling which was renowned for the fact that on a cold night the engines took a long time , even with the grills closed , to warm up .
6 But many of the boys took a long time to get over their paralysed state .
7 The towns accepted the new time , but not the country areas .
8 She was always rushing off to the Housing Applicant Office and the interviews took a long time .
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