Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [verb] his time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dr Russell was taking her seriously , and she was wasting his time . |
| 2 | He had auditioned on his own stubborn initiative , although people had warned him that because of his colour he was wasting his time . |
| 3 | We thought he was wasting his time after all the hard work and studying he had done , ’ says Brian Gedge . |
| 4 | Edouard knew he was wasting his time , but he could n't stop . |
| 5 | John knew when he was being lied to but knew also when he was wasting his time . |
| 6 | I knew he was wasting his time . |
| 7 | Before the end of the day , he had had a short sharp interview with Chief Inspector Chips Salter , who produced the names of the two families he suspected of killing the Pitts , with his reasons for this suspicion , while at the same time letting John Coffin know he thought he was wasting his time looking elsewhere . |
| 8 | Well , he was wasting his time . |
| 9 | Well , he was wasting his time because as far as he was concerned she had no senses left ! |
| 10 | Major Maxim then told him that there was no special hurry and that he was to take his time and make his statement complete . |
| 11 | He was biding his time . |
| 12 | He was biding his time , thinking up even more facilities to add , when what he had created was magnificent already . |
| 13 | She knew that he was as fiercely aroused as she was , but he was taking his time , enjoying her . |
| 14 | Then she knew why he was taking his time . |
| 15 | He was taking his time . |