Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [modal v] [vb infin] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | What it boiled down to was : there was here , where he had friends and family , or there was London where he had a few friends and a lot of contacts , and it felt like things were happening , and where you could fill time with something no matter how mixed up and fraudulent you felt … or there was abroad , of course ; the rest of the world ; India ( to take the most extreme example he 'd found so far ) , where you felt like an alien , lumbering and self-conscious , materially far more rich and spiritually far more poor than the people who thronged the place , where just by that intensity of touching , that very sweating crowdedness , you felt more apart , more consigned to a different , echoing place inside yourself . |
| 2 | ) At school , so that I would have time to practise two hours a day , by the age of 15 , I had been allowed to drop Latin ( Greek did not at any point arise ) and Maths . |
| 3 | It needs a very large orchestra and I needed a lot of rehearsals so that I could have time to explain the piece fully to the orchestra . |
| 4 | Police told Dennis , who found Joanna 's rape alarm close to her locked car after she failed to turn up to work at 7pm , that she would need time to get over what had happened . |
| 5 | A quick glance at her watch showed that she would have time for a short walk outside before dinner , and with this in mind she sprang from the bed and raked a comb through her hair . |
| 6 | Explain that you would need time to make a thorough assessment of the situation and would be aware of the dangers of treading on other people 's toes . |
| 7 | It will keep you here a little so that you may have time to make your plans . ’ |
| 8 | We enclose a copy of this and we hope that you will find time to read it and see what CPRW has been up to during the past year . |
| 9 | However , we hope that you will take time to read the chapters that precede the recipes , menus and diet charts . |
| 10 | This does n't mean that you should take time off work ; quite the opposite , as it is preferable that you remain occupied while on the diet . |
| 11 | And , going on in the same vein before Fabia could gently state that she would n't dream of going to Czechoslovakia without her , ‘ It 's about a four-hour crossing so you 'll have time for some shut-eye and a rest before … ’ |
| 12 | The fact that we must spend time in activities or surroundings which we find distasteful in support of a relationship is the cost of that relationship . |
| 13 | St Augustine came to the conclusion that we can measure time only if the mind has the power of holding within itself the impression made by things as they pass by even after they are gone . |
| 14 | I stayed home so we 'd have time this evening . |
| 15 | At first , economic pressures pushed clients to a grudging , reluctant use of search consultants , and a realisation that they were acceptable and tolerable on the grounds that they could save time and hassle and ultimately even money , and could carry out confidential corporate dirty work in tight spots . |
| 16 | But Eisenhower and Dulles continued to work on the assumption that they could buy time with diplomacy , and with this object in view — especially in face to face meetings with the British — they were reluctant to lean too heavily on their ally . |
| 17 | Only kept repeating it was quite something , that he 'd have to think about it , that it would take time to assimilate . |
| 18 | The procedures look fine for the purchase of one-off and novel items , but it occurs to me that it would save time and effort if we established ‘ preferred suppliers ’ for standard PCs , printers , and peripherals , so that we do n't have to obtain multiple quotes and give reasons for supplier choice each time we order an off-the-shelf system . |
| 19 | Typically though he refuses to make any outrageous predictions , except to offer the view that it will take time to get the club back up and running . |
| 20 | Such a man shall be exposed to wind and weather , suspended between the high and low tidemarks , from night until morning — so that he may take time to consider his wickedness , and repent … . ’ |
| 21 | He explained that as vicar of a large parish he had many and constant duties to perform , but that his interest in the deaf was so great that he would find time to advance their interests as far as he could . |
| 22 | But I found it too embarrassing to keep suggesting to a fellow professional that he should take time off from his own work to accompany me to functions where he was not able to join me at the dinner table when he got there . |
| 23 | He gave it me to spend , presumably so he could spend time making love to you , sister , dear , ’ Dana said when Claudia asked her that question after Roman had gone to his room . |
| 24 | It must not be claimed that anyone can sense time itself apart from the movement of things or their restful immobility . ’ |
| 25 | Big buttons are easier than small ones , so it may save time as well as tempers if you replace small buttons with something a bit more chunky . |
| 26 | A couple of clients had called me , and I would have time to talk to them in the morning ; and I had an invitation to a golf society day in a couple of weeks ' time . |
| 27 | Well probably in your early days you 'll probably do a mix , but if y the quicker you can get to only work , and even to the extent I mean I went out and bought my own book that had personal recommendations on the front and I would actually show that and say look John the only way I actually work , while I get everything ready you might like to look through because it 's the only way I work , I purely work on a personal recommendation basis and that enables me to get quality clients like yourself erm and I can devote time to you rather than have to go out looking for people to tell my story |
| 28 | ‘ One of the reasons I do it , ’ he explains ‘ is because my wife and I can spend time alone together away from the family , feel young again ( they 're both in their early 40's ) , and have adventures . ’ |
| 29 | I do n't know if anybody would ever give me work or if I 'd find time to do it . |
| 30 | Si pudiera volver el tiempo atrás , me preocuparia mas en eso [ UNREAL ] — ‘ If I could turn time back I 'd worry more about that ’ |