Example sentences of "[noun pl] had [verb] [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | Walsh departed , and although Coleridge later refused to see the ‘ Spy Nozy ’ incident as other than ridiculous , the government 's unwanted attentions had marked a time of real danger , as John Thelwall , from bitter recent experience , could have warned . |
2 | If the time was deemed to be right , if the prospective bride had accepted and the parents had chosen a time , he would be married , that was sure . |
3 | It was not fair to say that he– parents had had no time for her or for Joe ; all four of the family had worked together , and , as the settlement grew , they had enjoyed churchgoing and Easters and Christmases with their neighbours . |
4 | Kopyion 's refusal to answer any of his previous questions had irritated the Time Lord . |
5 | Otherwise the men had passed the time reading and keeping an eye out for aircraft . |
6 | ‘ If only Jimmy Knapp and his union colleagues had taken the time to read our manifesto , they would have realised this and saved themselves undoubted embarrassment . ’ |