Example sentences of "have time for a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You wo n't have time for a proper meal but you must eat something — we do n't want you fainting at a crucial moment , do we ? ’ |
| 2 | I did n't even have time for a proper supper . ’ |
| 3 | A quick glance at her watch showed that she would have time for a short walk outside before dinner , and with this in mind she sprang from the bed and raked a comb through her hair . |
| 4 | He had time for a quick wave . |
| 5 | I just had time for a quick glance into its shelf-ridden depths before it closed , and I saw room after room , opening vistas of eternal reading to my gaze . |
| 6 | Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left . |
| 7 | He just had time for a quick coffee ( it was now or never ) , and in the time I took to refill the kettle and put coffee into two clean mugs , I 'd told him . |
| 8 | We had time for a short walk on a rocky path before I had to return to Athens . |