Example sentences of "he [verb] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once he is safe , let him spend some time alone . |
| 2 | Ill health later led him to spend some time in the Bristol area , where he cemented his friendship with William Wordsworth [ q.v. ] , whom he met in 1795 at a gathering of radical friends ( who included George Dyer , William Frend , William Godwin , and John Horne Tooke , qq.v . ) . |
| 3 | He heard him say several times , ‘ I 'll never leave him . ’ |
| 4 | He wasted little time in finding a replacement , choosing the widowed Mary of Guise . |
| 5 | So in his first major speech as leader in parliament he wasted little time on the customary compliments and warned the government that he intended to play hard . |
| 6 | It was wonderful to be so close to him again , to feel no barriers between them , and he wasted little time before possessing her with such quick , hot urgency that she was left behind . |
| 7 | Once free of these troubles he wasted little time in turning his attention to England . |
| 8 | By adopting this method of study he wasted less time and it also enabled him to learn more efficiently . |
| 9 | and he got same time as I did . |
| 10 | He tried several times . |
| 11 | He tried several times without success . |
| 12 | He tried several times to talk to his sister Laetitia on the telephone , but she continued to be elusive . |
| 13 | Incidentally , Ron Atkinson was today praising Gary Speed , and saying how he is the most versatile player in the country since Paul Madeley , and how he tried several times this summer to sign him but was told no by Wilko every time . |
| 14 | He phoned several times — thank god I was out . ’ |
| 15 | He lists no hobbies in Who 's Who ? but then again , he has little time , although he and his wife , Caroline , a high-flying recruitment consultant , are renowned ‘ foodies ’ . |
| 16 | He does sometimes get into a ‘ delayed ’ mood where he thinks he has more time than he does … the reason for the square/back passes I reckon is noone moves into space for him or looks for it up front . |
| 17 | He has several times got himself into a position of strength in his battle with parliament , and bartered it away for short-term gains . |
| 18 | A keen sportsman , he has several times completed the Great North Run . |
| 19 | Now he has been promoted and says he needs more time . |
| 20 | He referred several times to " our network " . |
| 21 | He decided that although the Prime Mover had granted his wish , it was up to him how he used that time ; but with his badly broken body there was little he could do . |
| 22 | He shouted this time , and tugged harder . |
| 23 | The floor was made of bamboo strips laid haphazardly side by side , and he staggered several times as his feet slipped between the round poles . |
| 24 | Hart has formally been nominated by the Auckland union , but he has informed Auckland and several other unions who support him that he wants more time to decide whether he really wants the toil and trouble of being the All Black coach . |
| 25 | Business is tough at the moment , but he loves this time of year , lambing is his favourite time and he 's a really good shepherd . |
| 26 | He started young , encouraged by his father , and reached international level in 1976–8 when he played several times for his native France . |
| 27 | He came several times a year to have a glass of sherry with my mother and I always felt awkward in his presence , fearing that instead of ‘ Would you care for an olive ? ’ |
| 28 | He banged several times . |
| 29 | Gerstner told the IBM Corp meeting in Tampa , Florida that he does not intend to ‘ lay out a grand scheme ’ for the company : ‘ There has been a lot of speculation , ’ Reuter reports him saying , ‘ that I am going to unveil some great plan , ’ Gerstner said ; ‘ You will see actions , and our actions will speak for themselves , ’ but added that some actions will not emerge until 1994 ; he described it as not entirely accurate to describe IBM 's strategy as ‘ splitting it up into a bunch of little pieces , ’ and added that the dividend may change based on IBM 's performance and outlook ; ‘ We ca n't expect quick fixes , ’ Gerstner told more than 3,000 shareholders at the meeting , ‘ But I do dare to ask your patience , ’ he said ; his top priority is to get IBM 's layoffs completed and ‘ rightsize ’ the company — ‘ I want to get it behind us so we can say to those remaining , ‘ You are are our team , ’ ’ he said ; he acknowledged several times that IBM 's bureaucracy had hampered the company , and elsewhere it was reported that he has ordered managers to dispense with the customary slides and flip charts when they address him — ‘ IBM has changed but some would say not fast enough , ’ but ‘ We can bring IBM back , ’ Gerstner said . |
| 30 | He died in his studio ; did he spend much time there ? ’ |