Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] [vb past] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in 1975 Bernard himself recognized the time was not right to buy a yacht . |
| 2 | A regular checkup once or twice a year with a GP who had the time , the energy , and the resources to advise on preventative medicine as an integral part of the National Health Service , may have protected me from a heart attack . |
| 3 | Over a period of two weeks they noted the time she went to bed each night and calculated an average ‘ time late ’ . |
| 4 | Looking back on that visit , as I sometimes do , I find it difficult to reconcile the warm , charming and amusing hostess who spared the time to entertain us that day with the latter-day basso profundo screecher of the House of Commons and the earnest , ingratiating gusher of numerous television interviews ( performances which make me dream wistfully of the old saw , ‘ In the ideal society politics should be as unobtrusive as drains ’ ) . |
| 5 | Having obtained the weaponry , Tommie approached Bill Tesla who balanced the time bureaucracy would take to approve the trial installation , with the needs of his combat crews and sanctioned the work on his initiative . |
| 6 | To all my brothers and sisters who took the time to visit and send cards when I was ill , thank you for the encouraging words and scripture . |
| 7 | ‘ We were amazed at the number of leaders who took the time to think about it and send back replies . ’ |
| 8 | Pouring out of thanks for the young Timothy who spent the time in prayer if you wish to say a short simple prayer of thanks do so end it thank you God and we 'll all join in thank you God . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It was Cumberland who dictated the time of the coming battle . |
| 11 | There was a clock on the tower of the Governor 's Palace which overlooked the square ( and a sundial which gave the time in Agra , Tobolsk , Isfahan and Moscow in the mornings and in Lima , Buenos Aires , Pico di Teneriffe , Lisbon , Paris and Rio in the afternoons ) . |
| 12 | Along the way she found the time to set up Ranzau , and in March this year the couple ploughed their capital into beefing it up . |
| 13 | A grid of reference wires in front of the rotating map presented the hours , and as the solar image passed each wire it indicated the time as well as any sundial could . |