Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [verb] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even where individuals have not been to the West Indies themselves , they often live in a household with an older person of the same generation ( e.g. an older sibling ) who either was born there or has spent some time there . |
| 2 | But ex-Preston Grasshopper Hayton has plenty of big time experience for he formerly skippered England Colleges and has played several times in the first team . |
| 3 | Macca looked a class act , some great passing , and seemed to have more time on the ball than anyone else , but he did n't get into the game quite often enough . |
| 4 | ‘ This ’ says Mr Canta , ‘ will speed up the whole reporting process and give Intergraph more time for analysis ’ . |
| 5 | Emerson and Jackie swopped positions at Brands Hatch , with both of them missing gears at critical points and having to drive some time in oil thrown up by Ickx 's Ferrari . |
| 6 | He was a very keen and accomplished sportsman and had skied several times before . |
| 7 | Coleridge was under contract to the Morning Post , and had to spend some time in London ; but in October 1799 he walked in the Lake District with William and John Wordsworth , and after a certain period of indecision arrived at Greta Hall , Keswick , with his wife and family in August 1800 . |
| 8 | She found the whole thing very embarrassing and had tried several times to back out of it , but Felipe would not hear of such a thing . |
| 9 | We 've hardly managed to touch on prisons at all , or though , although , I know that we have amongst us hundred people who er , who are , are responsible for and er and have dedicated much time to working in prisons and I do n't know whether there is sufficient people here qualified to comment or not whether the prisons do a good job , so I 'll ask some one who 's bound to be a slightly partial Audrey , there 's only one women 's prison as some one said earlier , now your an ex-governor , now is that right ? |
| 10 | diamond and sapphire ring this time . |
| 11 | ‘ I needed a complete break from the game and wanted to devote more time to my family and business . |
| 12 | ‘ I needed a complete break from the game and wanted to devote more time to my family and business . |
| 13 | For foot traffic , a distance of some 10–12 km ( 6–7 miles ) would probably have been a more-than-adequate day 's journey , especially if burdened with goods and needing to leave enough time for their disposal at the destination . |
| 14 | This had an iron undershot wheel but ceased operating some time in the 1920s . |