Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [verb] [pron] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Walter ‘ Terry ’ Smith , 36 , of Cowgate , Edinburgh , had been freed from jail to give him time to get fresh evidence to prove his innocence . |
| 2 | Rather than refer them to other people , I find myself , as I am sure my colleagues do too , making the basic applications for citizens who come to me in order to save them time , effort and money . |
| 3 | In its latest fire-fighting measure , Gabriel Fusco has relinquished his positions as president and chief executive in order to devote his time to other aspects of the company . |
| 4 | The amiable West Indian realized that the man who served up the frothy coffee was not looking at his watch in order to see what time it was but more to indicate that he knew damned well what time it was — late , too late . |
| 5 | The police may respond to pressure to concentrate their time and resources on certain specific areas of criminal activity , often areas which have received heavy coverage in the mass media , such as football hooliganism or drug use . |
| 6 | Those who have Rights of Common would receive an Equivalent for those Rights ; and even the Cottagers living on the Borders of the Forest , who , by our Information , at present waste their Time in pilfering in the Woods , would find useful Employment , from the Demand for Labour which the Inclosure and Improvement of the Wastes would create , and might perhaps be led to Habits of Industry . |
| 7 | Other chroniclers convey the same impression , recording that the king and the young knights at court passed their time in jousts , tournaments and the chase , feasting and court ceremonies . |