Example sentences of "[subord] he [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps once he had time to spare from his new duties , he would check up . |
| 2 | It sounded a pleasant , civilised household to settle in until he had time to look around him and decide about the future . |
| 3 | But not if he had time to think what it would do to his career . ’ |
| 4 | He began to paint feverishly , as if he had time to make up . |
| 5 | Moreover , few British schools at present include private study periods on the timetable , except for the sixth form , so the teacher knows that his students can only see the sequence in breaks and before and after school , unless he allows time in his own assigned periods with them . |
| 6 | Quinn knew already , and that was a saving grace because he had time to prepare an answer in the event Zack called . |
| 7 | He decided to sell it because he wanted time to look for other things and because whichever organisation bought it would automatically attract people who would want to study it for different scientific reasons . |
| 8 | The laughter , the irritation , of the rest of the team who were unloading while he wasted time — none of it mattered . |
| 9 | Aristotle also doubted whether there could be time without thinking beings , since he regarded time as not merely succession but ‘ succession in so far as it is numbered ’ , and nothing can be numbered unless there is someone to do the counting . |
| 10 | Unable to stand it any longer , Sheila went up to him and before he had time to react seized both envelopes , feverishly tearing open her own and handing the other to Mona , who appeared almost unable to take it . |
| 11 | When he finally got her on the phone , she only asked him how he was then said she had to rush , and put the receiver down before he had time to tell her . |
| 12 | Before he had time to think , Tug began to talk , quickly and nervously . |
| 13 | Before he had time to consider his own question , his train of thought was interrupted by Emily . |
| 14 | And it was as if Boy was now suddenly the drowning one , and O was the lifeguard ; O slapped him twice around the face , pulled his head back by a handful of hair and placed his mouth over Boy 's before he had time to speak , and kissed him right there in the doorway of The Bar . |
| 15 | Fortunately other workers were near enough to restrain Uncle Fred before he had time to carry out his threat , with the result that a badly shaken farmer went off into the farmhouse , saying that he would fetch the police in the morning — no telephones in those days . |
| 16 | ‘ Oh , Mr Algernon ! ’ exclaimed Mildred with relief , and before he had time to hide away under a stone , as he usually did , she shot a hand into the water and scooped him up . |
| 17 | … a round shot struck a seaman at one of the guns near them on the breast and laid him dead on the deck , before he had time to utter a groan . |
| 18 | I ran across the field and into the house before he had time to answer . |
| 19 | Before he had time to realize that I was there , I had killed him . |
| 20 | Then suddenly , he came to a decision , and plunged on before he had time to reconsider it |
| 21 | A car came sweeping into the yard before he had time to say more and they both turned to look , Alain with impatience written across his face and Jenna shaken and miserable . |
| 22 | However , before he had time to dwell on the thought , another stronger jolt shook him when his fingers grasped her wrists and he pulled her hands away from her face . |
| 23 | Firstly he showed a film which he called ‘ My Unfinished Symphony ’ , made in the early 1960s featuring the ‘ Manors ’ on the Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth line — unfinished because the Manors were withdrawn before he had time to complete filming . |
| 24 | Before he had time to do so , Caballeros and Bugner had arrived from the 16th green . |
| 25 | I think Mr. Mendez wanted to get him on his way before he had time to change his mind ; before he spent another night staring at the ceiling and counting all the reasons why he should n't go to Contention . |
| 26 | Before he had time to refuse , she added , ‘ As I said to you before , I think you and Len both need to talk over what happened that day . |
| 27 | Kath ran before he had time to air his suggestive remark . |
| 28 | Joining Dangerous Dan was the Ninja Kid , Texas Joe , Vic the Body , Super Trouper , Andy Pike and Tarzan Phil Taylor who was the over the ropes before he had time to swing on them . |
| 29 | He might need to learn the trick of that before he got too much older ; before he wanted time he could n't have . |
| 30 | Some weeks later , after the fall of Tunis and the Axis surrender in French North Africa , when he had time to reflect on his past and present condition , he began to write more regularly . |