Example sentences of "and [verb] [prep] time for " in BNC.
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1 | The puddings are unpacked in the morning , driven over to the hospital kitchens for steaming and collected in time for dinner . |
2 | Your new patio will be designed and built in time for spring when you can really enjoy it to the full . |
3 | Work should therefore be rapid and finish in time for the Louvre 's exhibition of ‘ The Marriage at Cana ’ which is going ahead as scheduled at the end of September . |
4 | The principles of the NBS , brainchild of A1 Garden Aquaria 's Peter Oakes , were outlined in last month 's column , but little did I imagine that the device itself would be in my hands so soon afterwards , let alone up and running in time for this update . |
5 | Private MPs rise and ask for time for this or that motion or debate which they particularly want , but normally the only concessions the Leader of the House will make is through ‘ the usual channels ’ , that is in private discussions with the opposition Chief Whip . |
6 | A reputable salon will suggest a course of sunbed sessions which should have the bride looking healthy and tanned in time for her wedding day . |
7 | Gould had only a couple of weeks to spare here ( he had been delayed a week in Maitland on the lower reaches of the Hunter while he waited to meet up with Stephen Coxen ) , having promised Eliza to forsake his desire to continue collecting , and to return in time for the delivery of their child . |
8 | I 'd leave the shop at 6 p.m. , drive off to a gig , ( reeking of chips despite bathing nightly in Domestos ) and return in time for the hour and a half of cleaning which began as soon as the last customer left at midnight . |
9 | With that in the bucket they headed back to shore , had lunch , a couple of pints , and returned in time for the weigh-in . |