Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] the time [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neil , bring cup of tea in here and we 'll talk about it and I did n't really want to spare the time because you could imagine that I wanted to get ready to come away but I I made myself sit and really give him time |
| 2 | I asked to pass the time until the tea cooled . |
| 3 | What might have they have had to measure the time as it passed ? |
| 4 | So with his son 's reputation now unequivocally established Leopold may have regarded the time as propitious to secure a position for Mozart at the Viennese court . |
| 5 | She had spent the time since her arrival making calm arrangements for the transfer of her father 's body to their Buckinghamshire home after the inquest tomorrow , and was now apparently set on clearing up this murder before she left . |
| 6 | After the long drive a good soak was just what she needed , and it would help pass the time till Kelly arrived . |