Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] in time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jettisoned his parachute but died after his reserve chute failed to open in time . |
| 2 | The Boundary Commission should be set to work immediately and told to report in time for new constituencies to be in place for the next election — to bring fair representation across the United Kingdom , ensuring that a vote in Scotland is no longer worth more than one in England , or a vote in one constituency worth more than one in another . |
| 3 | After a few false starts he found his rhythm and everyone began to clap in time . |
| 4 | Mr Ceausescu had encased himself in such an impeneterable fortress that Gorbachev spared the Romanian leader from the warning he was to deliver later to Erich Honecker , that ageing leaders who failed to reform in time would pay dearly . |
| 5 | The band hit their instruments harder and harder and the congregation started to stamp in time . |
| 6 | He failed to release in time to prevent the towplane from being tipped over into the ground . |
| 7 | In some areas council gritters failed to arrive in time to prevent skid-pan surfaces . |
| 8 | Then , pouncing , it had aimed a blow of its great bill at Fiver , who just managed to dodge in time . |
| 9 | And they could have continued to pay £1 a year for the next 21 years but it is claimed that they failed to act in time . |
| 10 | Her police back-up Rover failed to stop in time and ploughed into her beloved cherry-red Mercedes 500SL . |