Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could hear Nell 's voice announcing calmly that everyone had time for another drink . |
| 2 | I gave thanks that I had time and energy to simply enjoy and absorb . |
| 3 | I wish that I had time to go into the matter in more detail , because the proposals in the Bill are seriously flawed . |
| 4 | I wish that I had time to go more deeply into the Government 's failure to tackle the root causes of crime in our communities , but suffice it to say that neither unemployment nor lack of a decent home is an excuse for crime . |
| 5 | But it was n't till after school the following afternoon that I found time to go . |
| 6 | The sun had got his hat on , so I took time out from the deep and meaningful stuff and studied my reflection in the glass . |
| 7 | As it happened , the lecture ended earlier than I had expected , so I had time to waste . ’ |
| 8 | The rush was over by then , so I had time to listen to him telling me how bored he had been with the monotonous life in Parma . |
| 9 | One slight advantage of all this was that nobody had time to consider the fate of L Detachment . |
| 10 | Jennifer had finished her shopping and , pausing to look at her watch , realised that she had time for a coffee before her train left . |
| 11 | Sarella ran a hand over her face , toying with the phone , then moving away out of range so that she had time to think . |
| 12 | She said that she needed time to think about what I had told her . |
| 13 | He did n't realise that she needed time and space , privacy to sort out the tangle inside her head and make a considered decision about her future actions . |
| 14 | The nearest she would get was that she wanted time , time to herself to think , to read , to find out how other people lived ; how they managed to live , how they managed to face up to the tragedies ; their scraping for a living ; and how they managed to cope with love . |
| 15 | Coronation Street , half past seven till eight , Rumpole from nine to ten so you can come out between eight and nine and ten and ele le le le eight and nine and ten and eleven , so you got time for couple between eight and nine and a couple between ten and eleven , how 's that ? |
| 16 | It was important , too , that we took time to understand the existing strengths of the Festival , while examining how we should be trying to position it in the future to maximise audiences . ’ |
| 17 | It sparked off some very good discussions , far more than we had time to transmit . |
| 18 | Abu was absent , and would not reappear for a further thirty-six hours , so we had time to watch the painful disintegration of the space-arc village and the departure of lines of subdued barefoot guests , laden with meat and buffalo horns . |
| 19 | He ruled out further help for the legalized opposition parties , saying that they needed time to win supporters , and that was why they had fared badly in the April elections . |
| 20 | Oh , yes , yes , but there there was certainly a time when , er universities , schools and even business companies , thought that it was part of their erm , their way of supporting society in general , that they gave time to go out and give talks . |
| 21 | Well , he did n't mind that except that it wasted time , time he could have used making his trap . |
| 22 | Eric Pickles , leader of Bradford Council , cautioned that it took time to get budgets under control . |
| 23 | He seemed familiar , so familiar indeed that it took time to sink in . |
| 24 | The reason was no doubt that it took time for the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee to report . |
| 25 | Mr Reynolds often looked tired and anxious during the days preceding his operation and it was important that the ward nurses gave him opportunities to ask questions and express his fears and also ensured that he had time to rest . |
| 26 | Charles persuaded a rather grudging Miles that he had time for a quick bath before they left . |
| 27 | counsel accepting an unseen brief at short notice is guilty of improper conduct as it was improbable that he had time to grasp properly the issues involved . |
| 28 | Others may be surprised that he found time to work on a feature while promoting a top ten hit in ‘ Groovy Train ’ . |
| 29 | Perhaps once he had time to spare from his new duties , he would check up . |
| 30 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |