Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] in time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I originally intended to have figured all the Psittacidae — but I stopped in time ; neither will there be — ( from me ) any letterpress . |
| 2 | If I noticed in time I would have to run after him and ask for it . |
| 3 | Two or three hours on the journey , but on , having said that you got in time for the train fare , the and the |
| 4 | Quiss roared behind her , and she turned in time to see him sweep his arm over the surface of the thin , artificial board in a gesture of fury and frustration . |
| 5 | She turned in time to see his warm dark eyes rake down the shimmering black silk dress that whispered around her slender body . |
| 6 | She returned in time for breakfast . |
| 7 | But she remembered in time that Gloria had warned her to mind her P's and Q's , so she said nothing . |
| 8 | If only we realised in time , we would n't waste our lives on trash. why is the best thing in the world tied to the least lasting ? |
| 9 | Inevitably they settled in time into a more leisurely role . |
| 10 | They swayed in time to the music , and then Calder cleared his throat . |
| 11 | He recovered in time to lead his side in the World Cup . |
| 12 | He recovered in time to join , as a colonel , the staff of 400 that A. J. Balfour ( later first Earl of Balfour ) took to the Paris peace conference , where he watched politicians disputing over Levantine problems . |
| 13 | Yes he was free , he would try to explain , free in body but not in spirit , and he found in time that really he preferred to work with animals rather than people . |
| 14 | But he stopped in time , before reaching the bridge . |
| 15 | Milton caught himself opening his mouth to defend Lord Mountbatten 's right to be considered an Englishman , but he stopped in time . |
| 16 | Eventually he built up a collection of bells which he played in time to the tunes he would play on his harmonium . |
| 17 | He was trying to qualify for the Spring Satellite , but he returned in time to defeat Simon Bramwell ( Herts ) , in the final round . |
| 18 | After that result he disappeared for a short while , but he returned in time to be included in Wilson 's government , initially as Secretary of State for Economic Affairs , a post he held between 1964 and 1966 . |
| 19 | Ulster champion jockey Paddy Graffin was taken to hospital with an injured hand after Late Stretch had fallen in the Mares Race , but he returned in time to ride Glenmavis in the final race . |
| 20 | After four months in the West End , Crawford was ordered by doctors to take a twelve-day rest to recover from a severe back strain , but he returned in time to appear in front of Prince Charles . |
| 21 | A prince 's entourage provided his closest friends , his most trusted servants , the knights on whom he relied in time of crisis . |