Example sentences of "they [vb past] so [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | They spent so much time talking about gay things that they did n't actually have much time to do many gay things — which is why I think the really crucial thing that happened in the seventies was not the liberation of a particular sexuality but actually the liberation of a particular set of relationships through which people could enjoy sex , or not have sex , as the case may be . |
| 2 | They spent so much time in Zap Zone at Streatham , scampering about in clouds of dry ice , zapping each other with laser guns , so many hours watching Neighbours or running up and down shopping-malls , playing Super Nintendo , they had probably not had time to go anywhere near a mosque or get their heads round the basics of Islamic education . |
| 3 | They did so this time without the usual , drum-beating , bugleblowing support of a packed ground that Vivian Richards had identified as a vital source of inspiration to his teams . |
| 4 | She did n't want to quarrel with Maria , today of all days , when they had so little time left together . |
| 5 | In a muffled voice she added , ‘ They had so little time together that I hope they were happy . ’ |