Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [verb] in time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I 'd known in time , I would n't have . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If only she had realized in time what was happening . |
| 4 | He was interrupted by a polite cough that came from the doorway , and they turned to see Ling , who had arrived in time to hear Silas 's last words . |
| 5 | After a few false starts he found his rhythm and everyone began to clap in time . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Jack of Longleigh , Adam of Rochester , and Ydrys obediently fell silent , thinking that perhaps they had arrived in time to witness the last ebbing breaths of their one-time Lucifer . |
| 8 | He failed to release in time to prevent the towplane from being tipped over into the ground . |
| 9 | Annunziata agreed that Anthony was unlikely to waste time going out to dinner with the others even if he did return in time and promised to cook something quickly for him if he appeared wanting a meal . |
| 10 | If he did apply in time and gave up all to one creditor , he remained a prisoner in the rest of the actions . |
| 11 | The knowledge disappeared as quickly as it had come ; but it had come in time to remind her of why she had waited so anxiously for Johnny to visit her ; to remind her of why she had longed for his return with such a burning impatience . |