Example sentences of "could [verb] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | How the Other Half Lives A divorced woman rings her ex-spouse : Perhaps you could spare some time to see the children on Saturday … |
| 2 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 3 | That could fall next time because Huntingdon — with 93,000 voters way over the 69,281 limit — is likely to be split in two . |
| 4 | Mrs gave up her voluntary employment in order that she too could assist full time . |
| 5 | Even eighteen months ago he said that he doubted if he could give enough time and energy to securing a World Cup place . |
| 6 | Nicholson wondered , if the snow came , what he could expect this time . |
| 7 | Erm it 's interesting , Mr Saunders er when he said it it was the best the Secretary of State could do last time round , erm , I wonder why er if he could n't do it then , it would be really possible er in any way to do it now . |
| 8 | If you know that you have a busy weekend ahead and will be out all day for two days at the end of next week , you could use this time to knit a jumper . |
| 9 | We could spend much time analysing the possible reasons for the failure of classroom multimedia in the 1970s . |
| 10 | There 's no job in the industry I covet above my own , but I dearly wish I could spend more time designing and less on paperwork . |
| 11 | She could spend more time by the pool , thanks , perhaps , to a long-forgotten act of collaboration with the Nazis . |
| 12 | He was consumed with desire for the possession to come and whenever he could he tried to add to the 45/ in the Post Office Savings Bank so that they could spend some time away together with Dad Uzzell . |
| 13 | Have you got a close friend or relative who could spend some time just talking with you , or who might be able to take the children out to give you a break ? |
| 14 | ‘ And I thought you were glad because we could spend some time together . ’ |
| 15 | Then we could spend some time together . ’ |
| 16 | Separating passengers would add time to the tunnel journey and some observers believe it could destroy any time advantage over ferries , putting a question mark over Eurotunnel 's entire operation . |
| 17 | ‘ If we treated with them , we could gain valuable time — we need to wait for the Hopewell 's return . |
| 18 | Numerical drug design could cut this time significantly . |
| 19 | The parents were glad of a helping hand so them could have some time to themselves . |
| 20 | Jason Donovan was also eleven , at school in Melbourne and also launching his acting career in Skyways , which he found exciting because it meant he could take some time off school . |
| 21 | However , I have now been told , by EGBT 's director , that SNH approval could take some time , possibly months . |
| 22 | ‘ So it could take some time ? ’ |
| 23 | But they wo n't start talks until the blockade is lifted , and that could take some time . |
| 24 | It could take some time . ’ |
| 25 | I hope that the day when European defence does not rely solely on British and French deterrents will not come to pass , but there is clearly a risk that it could happen some time . |
| 26 | It could happen any time . |
| 27 | Yes , we 'll note it , erm , , the fatality w when they are incoming , it could happen any time after six months , after twelve months , . |
| 28 | It could happen any time . |
| 29 | I 'd like to think something similar could happen this time . ’ |
| 30 | I rang John see if he could go same time or I could go there |