Example sentences of "fail [to-vb] in time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jettisoned his parachute but died after his reserve chute failed to open in time . |
| 2 | Mr Ceausescu had encased himself in such an impeneterable fortress that Gorbachev spared the Romanian leader from the warning he was to deliver later to Erich Honecker , that ageing leaders who failed to reform in time would pay dearly . |
| 3 | The most common cause for solicitors having to claim on their professional indemnity insurance in personal injury work is the missing of time limits and allowing cases to become statute barred , either by failing to issue in time or failing to serve in time . |
| 4 | The most common cause for solicitors having to claim on their professional indemnity insurance in personal injury work is the missing of time limits and allowing cases to become statute barred , either by failing to issue in time or failing to serve in time . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , safety was not one of the Dreadnoughts ' strong points , and there were some horrible accidents were one car , failing to stop in time , piled into the back of the other injuring and even killing passengers on the steps . |
| 6 | But by failing to register in time you will have lost the chance of being given preference in allocation . |
| 7 | He failed to release in time to prevent the towplane from being tipped over into the ground . |
| 8 | In some areas council gritters failed to arrive in time to prevent skid-pan surfaces . |
| 9 | And they could have continued to pay £1 a year for the next 21 years but it is claimed that they failed to act in time . |
| 10 | Her police back-up Rover failed to stop in time and ploughed into her beloved cherry-red Mercedes 500SL . |
| 11 | In addition , they suffered from time to time through gaps in chairmanship because ministers had failed to appoint in time . |
| 12 | Richardson , the only recognised wicketkeeper in the tour party , was struck by a ball from Allan Donald while batting and will be replaced by Kirsten or Mark Rushmere if he fails to recover in time . |
| 13 | If Walker also fails to recover in time for Tuesday 's trip to Leeds , Thorstvedt will face the agonising decision of whether to play for club or country . |
| 14 | The judges decided 7-0 against Mr Santos on the grounds that the party he had joined at the last minute in order to stand , the little-known Brazilian Municipalist Party which was founded by Pentecostal preachers , had failed to register in time . |