Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [art] time " in BNC.

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1 Emil , the crew and I wasted no time watching .
2 I wasted no time in entering the assembly area and rejoining the cheerful gang of visitors , buoyed up by the welcome infusion of champagne and looking forward to more .
3 I wasted no time in talking to the man …
4 I had forgotten to bring anything to read with me , so I passed the time by staring thoughtfully at the emptiness around me , sipping a glass of water and making up Scandinavian riddles —
5 I checked the time again .
6 I got no time , you know that . ’
7 I do n't know how I got the time to play .
8 He took it home last night I w I got it going I got the time on it but I
9 No we , we walked and I , I got the time wrong did n't we ?
10 I just ca n't remember when I found the time to wash my hair and iron creases into my flares .
11 Joking apart , after nine years as a security operator I found it hard to readjust my life but , now I do not know how I found the time to do a full time job .
12 I used the time by moving from the Temple to Peel Square — not a formidable job , for it required only a suitcase and a taxi .
13 I noted the time they woke up every day , the places they fed , the food they ate , the time of year they made their nests , and so on .
14 I noticed the time .
15 I 'll say I forgot the time or date or way , or something .
16 ‘ Sorry , I forgot the time . ’
17 And she bought things with her erm twenty five pound voucher said I was having a lovely time and I forgot the time !
18 and then a , a guy that I served the time on , he , he was he was
19 I spent the time before it boning up on things like Troops Out .
20 I spent the time making the house look nice ; I wanted him to know just what a lovely home I could build for us .
21 What I heard every time Barnesy got the ball made me feel really bad for him .
22 One afternoon , a week later , I decided the time had come to stop dithering like a Victorian maiden and to write to Bill , when I got off at ten that night , asking if no news was good news .
23 Late in the afternoon , I decided the time had come to go .
24 ‘ It is leap year and I lost no time in popping the question as I think he is the right man to lead Claro and Grindlewood Park into the twenty-first century . ’
25 Taking a pint of milk from the fridge , and a few slices of fresh bread , I lost no time in getting ‘ Starna ’ under way .
26 I lost no time and climbed up the rope on to the deck of the ship .
27 I lost no time .
28 ‘ Now you know how I felt every time I saw you with Adam , hugging him to you as if you were a bosom friend .
29 He commented : ‘ I felt the time was right to make a personal move forward as I wanted to have direct control over my own destiny and re-invest into the Province . ’
30 Both Tony and I felt the time was right for a change . ’
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