Example sentences of "[vb past] time [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the Church centre , helpers prepared their attractive spring posies , while at the Methodist Church Hall ( left ) , Claire Carrig ( 6 ) and Matthew Carrig ( 4 ) found time to pop outside the hall and practise handing a posy of primroses , daffodils , rosemary and foliage to their mother , Kathy . |
| 2 | When we arrived in Lima it took time to go through the formalities . |
| 3 | However , before he had time to dwell on the thought , another stronger jolt shook him when his fingers grasped her wrists and he pulled her hands away from her face . |
| 4 | The press corps , having opted for a £30 , 35 minute flight , had time to dwell on the impact of this visitor . |
| 5 | I wish that I had time to go into the matter in more detail , because the proposals in the Bill are seriously flawed . |
| 6 | Before she had time to recover from the shock of that remark , the phone rang , making her jump violently as her raw nerves reacted to the sudden sound . |
| 7 | While it spun away , Clare had time to take in the appearance of the room . |
| 8 | We also had time to take in the caves of Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were discovered . |
| 9 | He described criticism of Alex James in his first weeks with the club as ‘ one of the meanest things I have ever known ’ because it was made before James had time to adjust to the midfield linking role . |
| 10 | They had been suggested as early as 3 August by VTsIK , but typically no action was taken until the Communist Party had time to look into the question . |
| 11 | We had time to look round the shop before leaving for our BR train , whither Graham , his daughter Sue and her daughters escorted us . |
| 12 | As it was , I arrived about 9 AM at St Andrews and had time to walk round the course and refresh my memory . |
| 13 | The first Phoenix King had time to think of the daemons ' taunts . |
| 14 | Zen just had time to cross to the phone booth , dial the police emergency number and give the message he had prepared before boarding the bus as the doors were closing . |