Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] [vb infin] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The first chapter was enough , ’ snapped Mrs Frizzell indignantly , glad that she did not have to explain that she did not give much time to reading . |
| 2 | RICHIE did not waste any time in responding to Patrick 's appeal . |
| 3 | She always had so many places to go and so many people who wanted to see her that he felt cruelly his own stolid boringness , and was not surprised that she did not spend more time with him . |
| 4 | She revelled in the benefits of being married to the Queen 's second son and did not spend enough time on her duties . |
| 5 | There was , indeed , never a day , except when he was away on short holidays , during which he did not spend some time in her company , from the time of their first association in 1919 until her death in 1951 . |
| 6 | In his hurry to return to Italy the magistrate did not allow sufficient time for the necessary light exposure and , despite protests from the technicians , rushed off with the recording . |
| 7 | The Israeli Prime Minister , Itzhak Shamir , who was visiting Washington at the time the invitations were sent out , reacted angrily , stating that a Dec. 4 starting date did not allow enough time for Israel to prepare . |
| 8 | If the Policyholder was unaware of the faulty roof or did not have reasonable time in which to carry out repairs , then it is in order to deal with the claim for the damage to the internal decorations and/or contents but not the repairs to the roof , which the Policyholder should have carried out as soon as possible . |
| 9 | Mrs Thatcher did not have much time for the body and abolished it after the election victory in 1983 — an example perhaps of her dislike for so-called ‘ professional ’ advice that purports to be above party politics . |
| 10 | I am not quite sure who it was I sat next to because I am such a slow eater that I did not have much time for conversation . |
| 11 | But she did n't have to ask : Comrade Andrew did not have much time for Jasper . |
| 12 | It did n't leave much time for going out to play , and I resented it a great deal . |
| 13 | During the first year we probably did n't give enough time to training . |
| 14 | Gustav did n't waste much time about … ’ |
| 15 | Please feel free to comment , I did n't spend much time on it and I 've still got that bloody hangover ! ! |
| 16 | ‘ Well , I did n't spend much time in Trob . |
| 17 | You did n't spend any time at all with Kafy last time you were here . ’ |
| 18 | But at busy occasions such as haytime , they did n't get any time to themselves at all . |
| 19 | He did n't need more time in this chilled room . |
| 20 | But I did n't have much time for celebrating it in Scotland . |
| 21 | We did n't have much time for subtle distinctions down in East Oxford . |
| 22 | This was a Karen I had n't seen before , and one I did n't have much time for , to be frank . |
| 23 | He did n't have much time for politicians as a breed . |
| 24 | Mark , 43 , did n't have much time for Jane , either . |
| 25 | I really did n't have much time for school . |
| 26 | She did n't have much time for Grandad 's artistic flair . |
| 27 | He took them all off and that made Constanza laugh at once , but she did n't have much time for him , she was in love with someone else and he had enlisted . |
| 28 | He did n't have much time in his lodgings on the outskirts of the town , but when he was there he was able to lie down in his quiet , quiet room and totally relax . |
| 29 | However , she realised that these matters would just have to take their course , although she must also remember she did n't have unlimited time at her disposal , because her father would be expecting her back at the office . |