Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | At last I judged it time to get off and start walking . |
| 2 | I done me time . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , they usually do if I give them time . ’ |
| 4 | I says probably Monday so I thought well I give it time any way in case you get in |
| 5 | ‘ I warned him time and again — he got sometimes so drunk they had tae carry him inside the cage — but what kin ye dae wie a man that wo n't listen ? ’ |
| 6 | That was an entirely wrong policy , and I think it time that he apologised to the House for having espoused it . |
| 7 | Towards the end of his life he told Osbert Sitwell ; ‘ Any talent I may have was due to a long illness as a boy , which afforded me time to think , and subsequent ill-health , because I was not allowed to play games , and so had to teach myself , for my enjoyment , to use my eyes instead of my feet . ’ |
| 8 | After two days which give them time to gain maximum strength they are taken back and released in the same areas as the eggs were collected . |
| 9 | Brinson could cope with the work only because he was at the Foundation , where people could see him , which had concerns close to those of the CNAA , and which allowed him time to take part . |
| 10 | It was almost an hour 's drive , which gave him time to elaborate his philosophy . |
| 11 | After playing this there was what amounted to a short interval , which gave me time to talk to one or two people . |
| 12 | We left for Salonika on 17 July , arrived next morning , and stayed two days , which gave me time to explore the older part of the town . |
| 13 | The Brigade Major informed me that the Brigadier 's party would be in the restaurant for at least one-and-a-half hours , which gives me time to look around the town . |
| 14 | From 1839 he worked as a naval instructor in Bombay , which left him time for his main interest , the study of science . |
| 15 | Give them give them time to settle in . |
| 16 | Then she fell back on the turf and stared at the sky until she deemed it time to go home . |
| 17 | On the other hand , many children have very close and loving relationships with their grandparents or other special old people who give them time and affection . |
| 18 | If you give them time and sufficient explanation and preparation , children can deal surprisingly well with crises in their lives . |
| 19 | She gives me time to read the label on the front cover Government Commission Press Department , 1974 — then opens it and slowly turns the pages , so that I can see it is a cuttings book , in which the Commission 's Press Officer has pasted the results of his labours , the stories inspired by all his briefings , handouts and leaks . |
| 20 | The best jumper I came across was the Argentinian , Llanes , who outfoxed me time and again . |
| 21 | It is no use whatsoever introducing bait at irregular intervals , for the lesson we are trying to teach them will not sink in if we give them time to forget in between each baiting session . |
| 22 | They thought it time to take action on their own account . |
| 23 | I think the only reason they gave us time back was because I was going to report the prison doctor to the Board of Visitors . |
| 24 | He did not discuss his ordeal with Ranulf or the Prior , although he told them time and again that all was well and let them order his life , content to drift , think and reflect . |
| 25 | He told them time was running out , but it is clear Milosevic , boosted by his recent election victory , is determined to spread the war and his power . |
| 26 | It took me time to find out what was wrong but eventually I sorted it out . |
| 27 | It gave him time to think . |
| 28 | At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her . |
| 29 | He probed on , and Owen was glad , for it gave him time to think . |
| 30 | He says it gave him time to put his feet up and relax . |