Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] [adj] [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were all marking time , waiting for our demob , and tended to look back wistfully at what was past and familiar , rather than forward to the unknown future . |
| 2 | I was lucky in that we were able to spend time away from Berlin . |
| 3 | Would they find , one day , that they were able to cheat time , as Johnny had once suggested . |
| 4 | Most of the parents , however , had come intending to talk about their boys , either out of a genuine or an assumed interest in them ; and few of them were prepared to waste time on Onyx when there were real teachers on whom to vent their parental concern . |
| 5 | There were various reasons why it was difficult to find time to attend courses , including — |
| 6 | He was able to find time for study and he preached regularly to the soldiers and the local people . |
| 7 | He was willing to give time , as well as his medical expertise , to their troubles and this they warmly appreciated . |