Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I played off seven at my best — politics left me little time for practice , but lack of concentration was the real problem .
2 It is therefore not unusual for junior nurses to feel that it takes them some time to " settle in " on a surgical ward .
3 It 's going to take me some time to type that list .
4 Please pray that as the need for ‘ counselling ’ is recognised ( and the need is very great ) that maybe they can give me some time from working duties to provide a ‘ service ’ in this area .
5 Right what do I some time at about eleven o'clock
6 Just give dem some time fe speak in time dey will explain
7 Prominent amongst these were a rapid turnover of police and strikers , leaving them little time for situational adjustment , and a corresponding lack of discipline , organisation and effective command structure on both sides .
8 Remind me to tell you some time over a beer ’ — he had lived in Shetland for five years working on the rigs .
9 Okay then we 'll see you some time over there will I ?
10 Remind me to tell you some time about my Uncle Morton 's wife and his mistress both turning up to his funeral in the self-same dress …
11 But I 'll talk to you some time about the heating because I mean the trouble is that no
12 The Council will contact you some time after this .
13 Unfortunately I am completely tied up with filming during the whole of June but I will certainly make the effort to visit you some time in July .
14 ‘ I 'll see you some time in the morning . ’
15 Yes , you 're not me , oh I hate doing things with you this time of night you 've got no concentration have you ?
16 I 'm not attaching it to you this time at all
17 See you next time in , I will .
18 Opposition Sajudis members objected , without effect , to the timing of the election on the grounds that it gave them inadequate time for preparation .
19 Tony let me down time after time .
20 It does n't take in the fact that you 're actually paying them double time for overtime .
21 Wilson felt only dimly aware of Miss Blagden 's kindness but later came to realise this sign and evidence of human concern had most probably saved her that time from real madness .
22 She had n't simply evaded him ; she 'd evaded him each time with an ease that had left him looking like a fool .
23 I pray that God will really meet with him this time in prison .
24 This may take her some time to really believe ( probably not until she 's around three ) , but eventually it 'll give her a healthier respect for the pain of others .
25 I missed him some time during the night .
26 She had always known that she must get away from him some time in order to reach Lori , and there could n't be a better opportunity .
27 Can you ring him some time after eight or between eight thirty and nine cos he 's gon na be so we
28 The Americans had bought him some time by offering refuge to Colonel Rebu and two other colonels .
29 He felt it would leave him little time for his writing for one thing .
30 A coach back to the team 's hotel gave him enough time for a shower and snack lunch before going back to work — more throw downs , a second net against the quicks , and a burst of fielding practice before dusk set in .
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