Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge .
2 ‘ ( 1 ) … where an individual is adjudged bankrupt and he has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the trustee of the bankrupt 's estate may apply to the court for an order under this section .
3 Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again .
4 It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’
5 Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia .
6 Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time .
7 Caine says the sacking was the first of many set-backs before he broke into the big time more than a decade later with films like Zulu and Alfie .
8 It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter .
9 It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter .
10 He lay for a long time , listening to the storm as it blew itself out .
11 He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old .
12 He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything .
13 He spoke for a long time .
14 He felt happier than he had for a long time .
15 He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one .
16 Despite joining the ILP in 1907 , he continued for a long time to write leaders for Liberal journals .
17 The narrator then proceeds to give some background information , which he situates in a previous time About four months before .
18 When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south .
19 And he sat for a long time in a melancholy reverie as the ants continued to drift down , thinking of the futility of all endeavour .
20 In all such cases the rule would seem to apply that the infant 's acts are ‘ voidable ’ ; they become binding on him only if , after attaining full age , he fails within a reasonable time to repudiate them .
21 He considered for a long time .
22 He had made a detour to a cafe where he stayed for an unspecified time before walking to the Post and entering by the back door , discovering the mayhem in the newsroom and retreating to the printer 's office .
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