Example sentences of "give [pron] [adj] time " in BNC.
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1 | You have n't given me enough time . ’ |
2 | ‘ Nobody 's ever happy when they 're on the bench , but it 's given me some time to get my mind right again . |
3 | ‘ Did you have a — ? ’ good trip , Leith might have said , but as if thinking he 'd given them enough time to sort themselves out , Naylor was butting in , and positively flabbergasting her by what he chose to interrupt with ! |
4 | Mrs Coates said : ‘ We have had a lot of support getting this set up , many local firms have contributed and a lot of people have given their free time . |
5 | Given their short time in port , members continued to be disappointed when instant success eluded them . |
6 | Ven would love it if , though he 'd given her ample time , she kept him waiting . |
7 | Please pray that as the need for ‘ counselling ’ is recognised ( and the need is very great ) that maybe they can give me some time from working duties to provide a ‘ service ’ in this area . |
8 | I 'm sorry you did n't give me enough time to thank you for it . ’ |
9 | If I could get my applicant , you see if , let's say we pay somebody , I du n no fifty , sixty quid a week , fifty quid a week to come and for , two mornings , three mornings , or whatever that 'll then give me enough time to contact the applicants and then ma , maybe maybe two stroke three sales extra per month . |
10 | Ca n't you give me any time to myself ? ’ |
11 | ‘ The rich trash pay the bills , Mr Breakspear , which lets me give my spare time away to the poor trash . ’ |
12 | If only he could give himself more time . |
13 | That should give you ample time . ’ |
14 | We shall give you reasonable time to prepare and present repayment proposals and will always carefully consider such proposals as well as other relevant factors known to us ( e.g. your health and family situation ) . |
15 | Moreover , ’ he continued , ‘ perhaps it may give you some time to reflect on the Lady Maude . ’ |
16 | " Will that give you enough time ? |
17 | ‘ You do n't give him enough time , you and Boyd , ’ said Mrs Palichuk . |
18 | At least it would give her more time to recover . |
19 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
20 | The four o'clock call would give her enough time to make it with ease . |
21 | You 've got ta give yourself that time to react and that room to manoeuvre . |
22 | Father cared , but he did not give us enough time and attention . |
23 | Then again they do n't give us enough time . |
24 | And the thing is if we get up Friday morning , it 's gon na give us enough time , up there . |
25 | It 'll give us more time ter get the load stashed . |
26 | I knew that they had not given you enough time to recover from the pneumonia . |
27 | I 've given you enough time to get over everything I 've said to you . |
28 | ‘ I should have given you more time , ’ Mr O'Hara continued . |
29 | Give them enough time and they 'd catch up with Blackbeard , if Blackbeard really was the killer . |
30 | If customer complaints pass your desk , ensure that you give them maximum time and personal attention . |