Example sentences of "[subord] [noun] [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few complain about ‘ Just looking thanks ’ in a town where stock is displayed in authentic settings ; where you can walk the patch in a day ; where dealers make time to talk and where Bath 's famous light lends allure to even the diciest piece . |
| 2 | I knew that Aubagne was the depot of the 1er Régiment Étranger ( the 1st Foreign Regiment ) of the French Foreign Legion , through which everybody passed on their way to basic training , and where legionnaires spent time while on attachments from other regiments , and pending postings overseas . |
| 3 | Apart from what sounds like a fairly hectic studio schedule , I wondered if Clem found time to get out and play live . |
| 4 | But then , what would he do if Viola got time off from her play and came to see him , as she was surely bound to do sooner or later ? |
| 5 | We know , too , that we exist in the fourth dimension , time , because we live for a certain number of years ; besides , the fact that we can move in three dimensions implies our existence in the fourth , because movement requires time . |
| 6 | He shovelled a handful of Emorian documents back into the box and reached the front door before Coleby had time to ring the bell . |
| 7 | But the intention of the rebels was to bundle Baldwin out of the leadership before opinions had time to come to terms with the election results . |
| 8 | Before Edward had time to simmer down he was buttonholed by Mrs Willmot , who had been lurking . |
| 9 | The telephone rang at that moment ; Rachel answered it and before David had time to leave the room she said , ‘ There 's been an accident in the canteen — a boiler has blown up and two of the staff have been scalded . ’ |
| 10 | Before Eva had time to do a mental check list of any way that she or the students at the ICO might have offended , General Wiseman informed her that he felt she was the right person to take over leadership of the women 's social services . |
| 11 | Midnight was up and moving before Jess had time to collect her wits . |
| 12 | He realised he could make a lot of money and a name for himself if he were to act swiftly and produce his maps before Green had time to complete his own . |
| 13 | Before Keith had time to answer , Mrs Hollins stuck her head round the dining-room door . |
| 14 | ‘ Shall we try this side first ? ’ and was off before Caspar had time to collect his thoughts . |
| 15 | She opened the door before Massingham had time to ring , her handsome shield-shaped face composed under the light brown fringe , and looking in her shirt , slacks and leather jerkin as elegantly informal as if she had just come in from a country walk . |
| 16 | He described criticism of Alex James in his first weeks with the club as ‘ one of the meanest things I have ever known ’ because it was made before James had time to adjust to the midfield linking role . |
| 17 | It 's cheerio Cheers as Ted calls time |
| 18 | Sandra and her mother came forward to greet them , there were introductions to other fresh arrivals , old friends appeared , and when Sara had time to look around , Matthew had disappeared from her side . |
| 19 | When Leith took time off from being absolutely furious with Naylor Massingham and his high-handed behaviour , though , she experienced odd moments of wanting to tell him openly that she was not , and never had been , romantically interested in his cousin . |
| 20 | They found that when women spent time out of paid work bringing up their children they were placed at a disadvantage on the labour market . |
| 21 | It was only for a moment , no doubt , as adults measure time . |
| 22 | It is well known that a type of osteoporosis , a demineralisation of the bone , occurs when vertebrates spend time in microgravity . |