Example sentences of "[vb past] the time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sang songs like the birds and made shapes on the walls ; and though these could help them not at all , yet they passed the time and enabled them to tell themselves that they were splendid fellows , the very flower of Rabbitry , cleverer than magpies . |
| 2 | Between the tournaments and all that smiling at the cameras , one wondered how they found the time and the energy to do all those things that the popular press said they did . |
| 3 | He found the time and energy , however , to write a pamphlet attacking a scheme for Church Union in South India . |
| 4 | Astonishing though it may seem , it was during this period of external and internal tension that Franco found the time and tranquillity necessary to write a novel , which was later converted into a film script . |
| 5 | They only managed to convert one of them , when Shaun Taylor found the time and space in a crowded penalty area to knock home the equaliser . |
| 6 | Similarly , with the various aspects of stock work , careful and skilful handling not only reduced the time and effort of the person involved but also the stress to the stock . |
| 7 | More than once Lina arranged the time and place of an interview , booked the plane , agreed the meals , models , set stylists and hairdressers only to find the whole thing suddenly cancelled . |
| 8 | Brenda Bennett , branch manager Healthcare Beckton , decided the time and place was right to change her name to Bol by marrying Pete . |
| 9 | She needed the time and help to come to terms with her grief . |
| 10 | She was in a fairly emotional state , in that she 'd known nothing about the wedding , wondered why she had n't been told , and demanded the time and location of the ceremony . |
| 11 | Thanks so much to the thousands of you who took the time and trouble to fill out the Pet Census in the April issue . |
| 12 | Once you have mastered touch legering you will always be grateful you took the time and trouble to learn , for you will meet situations where , because of this experience , you are the only person catching fish on certain days when the fish are not biting boldly enough to give a good visual indication . |
| 13 | I find it amazing that reader Mrs J. took the time and effort to castigate another community Norris Green for fighting to keep an asset in an area that is one of the most socially and economically deprived in this city . |
| 14 | When asked about the factors which influenced how and where they shopped , many older people said they would be ready to pay a little more for their purchases at shops which provided places to sit down , had lavatories and employed staff members who had the time and inclination to help them . |
| 15 | In fact , if I had the time and money I would pre-bait every morning and evening . |
| 16 | He said that if I had the time and the inclination he would be grateful if I would sort through the material , put the scores in chronological order to one side and throw out ‘ the rubbish ’ . |
| 17 | It is therefore difficult to train such staff , even if they had the time and inclination to practise the skills necessary . |
| 18 | She set the time and was too happy to notice that he was more like a man listening to a door close than one going towards his joy . |