Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | An ample private income allowed him time to indulge his tastes for writing , politics , and rowing . |
| 2 | In 1929 the work of a cub reporter on a small town daily newspaper occupied his time from early morning until often late at night , seven days a week — in other words whenever something newsworthy was happening it had to be covered , and there were no limits to the time spent or the hours required to adequately cover any given assignment . |
| 3 | ‘ Mind you ’ Maxim said ‘ I could go back to her cottage and have a second snoop taking my time . |
| 4 | Luckily , the social-climbing medico found space in his guidebook to record in some detail how the top people of that early Victorian era spent their time when not imbibing the chalybeate or soaking in the sulphur . |
| 5 | Here 's to a browse through the winter knits , and the hope that global warming takes its time reaching the UK . |
| 6 | Some might say it 's a sinister way to spend your time . |
| 7 | The fat man took his time . |
| 8 | Like she said to that new girl take your time learn it , get to know it properly she said you learn what was it ? |
| 9 | President Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo , 84 , declared on Feb. 27 that the Social Christian Reformist Party ( PRSC ) , which he had formed in 1964 , should elect a new leader to allow him time for other commitments . |
| 10 | The other guy takes his time . |
| 11 | Thankfully the arrival of the waiter with their main course gave her time to treat his unwarranted reaction with the disdain it deserved . |
| 12 | Again , if you are going to use a research department in your agency , you will want to put in your requests on a formal basis giving them time to fulfil the task . |
| 13 | One of Phyl 's Plaza chums , Mignon Harman had an unhappy life at this time ; she had been adopted by a doctor and on the surface was a vivacious person spending her time playing cards and laughing with the rest of them . |