Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [to-vb] [art] time " in BNC.
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1 | I asked to pass the time until the tea cooled . |
2 | I tried to pass the time imagining the pleasant , and peaceful , countryside all around us as we drove through the mountains . |
3 | ‘ I came to pass the time of day , that 's all . ’ |
4 | And being the one who was taking the raw material and bashing it into the records I had to pick a time to leave where it was n't going to be a huge blow to everybody else . |
5 | I do n't know how she managed to find the time , but when she got older she also played the organ for the Sunday services at the local Methodist chapel , as well as running the choir practices . |
6 | If you had to learn every time you could n't spot patterns you 'd never you 'd never be able to play football cos you 'd be you 'd always be a learner would n't you . |
7 | He refused to set a time within which he would step down , saying he was giving diplomacy time to solve the crisis peacefully . |
8 | He refused to set a time within which he would step down , saying he was giving diplomacy time to solve the crisis peacefully . |