Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb past] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leonard also had a little room in the basement in which a piano was kept , where they spent much time together . |
| 2 | In the spirit of affability , may I congratulate the Government on one of the changes that they made some time ago , in which they followed fairly accurately the views expressed in early-day motion 488 , which noted that when ’ the Social Fund cold weather payments scheme trigger mechanism was put to a serious test it collapsed three times under the weight of its own absurdity the scheme is inadequate , inefficiently targeted and wasteful as the cost of advertising and administration are unjustifiably high ; and urges a new saving limit of £3,000 that would create a fully automatic scheme ’ . |
| 3 | For a while they made so much work for the bailiffs that they had little time to harass the Nonconformists . |
| 4 | THE simultaneous publication by national newspapers of a common code of practice and declaration of principles was postponed last night after the chairman and editors of Express Newspapers decided that they needed more time to examine the proposals . |
| 5 | She wanted to explain that they needed more time but of course there was n't more time , not immediate time . |
| 6 | Their detour to Fort George crossed what is how the main road from Nairn to Inverness , and they arrived some time in the late morning . |
| 7 | She wondered if you would mind very much if they came another time . |
| 8 | Bicker muttered to himself as he rode in front , but they made better time for the wind had not risen and the sun was almost warm . |
| 9 | Although traditional attitudes towards women were changing gradually , a new sex equality act was needed to allow women to choose whether they worked full time , part time or stayed at home with their children . |
| 10 | Formerly , we are told , people died before they had much time to develop these diseases . |
| 11 | When they returned some time during the morning , despite her lack of sleep , Sarella had never felt more wide awake . |