Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |
| 2 | cos time was going on and I thought well just watch that , I knew you wanted it taped and I thought time were going on |
| 3 | My plan for how I was going to live out the rest of my days had just been torn up in front of my face and I needed time to adjust . |
| 4 | I knew I could not control my feelings much longer , and I needed time to think . |
| 5 | all I could is , I 'll get Tracy summat to wear and you got time , and she picks like a blouse , she 'd pay a hundred pound for one . |
| 6 | Alice was falling very slowly , and she had time to think and to look around her . |
| 7 | The question disturbed her and she took time to answer . |
| 8 | The pirates did not return , and we had time to take care of the wounded . |
| 9 | They booked into a guesthouse on the far side of Warminster , and they had time to get into the High Street before the shops closed to buy Erlich a pair of wellington boots , and a rainproof coat that was n't so City , and a hat . |
| 10 | The few new moves ( the draughtboard ) he had figured out — Christ and he had time and more — in his convalescence . |
| 11 | He was quite harmless , and he had time for them . |
| 12 | Each time there was a pause in his routine and he had time to think , the Captain was reminded that there were a good many things about this case that did n't ring true . |
| 13 | The last lay off ( remember after being selected for England ) shook him up a bit and he took time to get his confidence back , but again towards the end of the season was getting back to his best . |
| 14 | Correspondents previously mentioned were independent gentlemen to whom Miller paid due deference and where little deviation detracted from the subject discussed ; whereas with Butcher , another employee , his tone was far less formal and he found time to dwell on his health , the weather and even mentioned his own servant . |
| 15 | And he wanted time to ready himself , that most of all . |
| 16 | Delia Sutherland was impatient ; he was always this pedantic and it wasted time . |
| 17 | A unit of radiation dosage , the ‘ roentgen ’ , was not defined until 1928 , and it took time for it to be universally accepted . |
| 18 | He held the parcel out and then let it fall , and it had time enough to turn lazily over before it landed with a solid smack on the terrace below and bounced towards the rail . |