Example sentences of "he had [prep] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had for some time , in the instinctive darkness of his mind in which so many heterogeneous problems were circulating , been wondering how , in what undramatic , as it were casual , not yet significant context he might utter them . |
| 2 | R. A. Butler , one of the Conservative Party 's chief spokesmen on foreign affairs , stated in the House of Commons on 27 February 1947 that he had for some time regarded Korea ‘ as perhaps the greatest danger spot for peace in the Far East ’ . |
| 3 | He had been able to join in mathematical discussion with the English he had at that time . |
| 4 | By taking my hand and giving signs , he had at one time wanted me to come to his house — an invitation no doubt to show his friendship . |
| 5 | I believe he had at one time worked with Cizek and he certainly knew of Tagore 's work and writing . |
| 6 | He had at one time used the property as a guest house and a number of people , who had at one time or another resided in the guest house , had become friends of his . |
| 7 | There was Miss Sharon Hughes with whom the deceased had been very friendly and who , it is said , he had at one time wanted to marry . |
| 8 | He had at one time suspected his mother of doing precisely this . |
| 9 | Mr Hewitt , dying of cancer in hospital , said to Mrs Sen — his close friend for thirty years , with whom he had at one time cohabited — " The house is yours , Margaret . |
| 10 | These days he felt happier than he had at any time in his life . |
| 11 | Bigwig was racing back across the field , looking more agitated than he had at any time since the encounter with Captain Holly . |
| 12 | A little over an hour later , Harry felt more in control of events than he had at any time since Heather 's disappearance . |
| 13 | He had always considered Sir John a portly , self-indulgent toper , but at this moment the coroner seemed more at ease , sword and dagger in his hands , fighting for his life , than he had at any time since they had met . |
| 14 | He had by this time divorced his first wife . |
| 15 | He had by this time been child factory worker , apprentice framework knitter and short-term seaman , so his reaction is significant . |