Example sentences of "needed more time " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE simultaneous publication by national newspapers of a common code of practice and declaration of principles was postponed last night after the chairman and editors of Express Newspapers decided that they needed more time to examine the proposals . |
| 2 | To solve crimes , the police needed more time — not on the beat , but in their own cells . |
| 3 | There were more interruptions as he explained that Britain needed more time to ratify the treaty . |
| 4 | My mind , my inner eye needed more time . |
| 5 | It became clear that we needed more time and more study before we could support both Conrad 's ( 1979 ) and Meadow 's ( 1980 ) conclusions that deaf children need the early support of speech-based signing . |
| 6 | He felt that Balbinder needed to work slowly and not be pushed — he needed more time and specific help to speak in sentences . |
| 7 | At the end of my five laps , I wheedled and wangled for another session , saying that the photographer needed more time to get his shots . |
| 8 | She needed more time — time to think , time to weigh up the consequences . |
| 9 | Officially he had recovered nicely from the shock of his experience , but his sister thought he needed more time : she was mothering him . |
| 10 | He thought that the Businesses needed more time to work together and get a grip of their markets . |
| 11 | They needed bricks , they told him ; and some needed more time to pay . |
| 12 | Lacking political support , Collor turned to the courts to question the legality of the impeachment process while claiming that he needed more time to prepare his defence against the corruption charges . |
| 13 | The government needed more time to study the proposals , Trippier insisted . |
| 14 | She wanted to explain that they needed more time but of course there was n't more time , not immediate time . |