Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] in time " in BNC.

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1 Jim surfaced in time to warn Patrick to swing north towards Nürnberg — Sieg Heil !
2 Mr Michell came in time . ’
3 Mellanby arrived in time to be heard , and succeeded in changing the decision so that Florey was appointed .
4 Tambo arrived in time for the first consultative conference of the movement for 31 years , an event which provided an opportunity for the ANC to clarify its policy of negotiation with the government .
5 Joel arrived in time to pitch my tent .
6 Sarella turned in time to catch Marc 's worried glance following the reckless path of the jeep , but then he turned , and she could almost believe she 'd imagined that fleeting expression when he gave her a cynical smile and said , ‘ If it 's proverbs he wants I could have swopped him a more appropriate one . ’
7 The dual image of Christ in eternal glory and Christ crucified in time are an icon of Christian understanding of the human situation .
8 Hearing a loud noise through his drunken haze , Joe turned in time to see the car coming at him .
9 Such a one is bidden to " preye " " seke " " aske " and " knokke at the dore " in the certainty that " he schal come … and coumforte thy desolate soule " as the Holy Ghost came to the apostles : The book ends with a meditation on the sacrament as the focus for the experience of the transforming energy of God released in time at the Incarnation .
10 Torrance arrived in time yesterday for nine holes practice behind the pro-am field and like the rest of the contenders for the £41,660 first prize was delighted by the condition of this Donald Steel-designed course amid the pines .
11 Gabrielle and Emma arrived in time to see Crawford open in Boston , alongside Lynn Redgrave and Geraldine Page .
12 Louisa arrived in time to hear this and to see , a moment later , the tears start to Frere 's eyes , then she was down beside the unconscious woman , holding her head .
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