Example sentences of "have [prep] [art] time [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nationalism was , is and will be : it is , as Tom Nairn put it , the Janus-face looking at once forward to liberation and progress and backward to reactionary and often mythical notions of the past ; it is a force which should never be identified with the nation-state , a concept which nationalism has for a time inhabited , as a hermit crab inhabits a shell , but is evidently beginning to evacuate as the sovereign nation-state shows clear sign of obsolescence . |
| 2 | Since his recent appointment Mr Clayton has at no time had access to any medical evidence relating to the nine children . |
| 3 | Edwards , Manchester United 's chief executive and major shareholder , was at pains to emphasise that Knighton had been in a position to complete the deal , but had not done so ‘ in the interests of the club ’ and had at no time sought compensation . |
| 4 | He did n't know what Lewis meant about someone looking after the house but no doubt he , Adam , had at the time concocted some tale to keep his father quiet , to keep him away even . |
| 5 | Good results were obtained by those who completed their courses and at least 74.3% had at the time progressed satisfactorily ( 460 students ) . |
| 6 | ‘ I remember this dodgy little manager we had at the time sent out five copies , and I can remember the one he sent to Sounds . |
| 7 | ‘ I remember this dodgy little manager we had at the time sent out five copies , and I can remember the one he sent to Sounds . |
| 8 | Michael 's idol was Buster Keaton , and he had at the time studied Keaton more than I had , and said that he had never used a double . |
| 9 | The social worker I had at the time kept coming to see me in Low Newton and saying , ‘ Do you not think it 's best if you get him adopted ? ’ |