Example sentences of "in time [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But today he had asked if he could have a quarter of an hour extension and her father had said he would be back in time to take over . |
| 2 | ( He turns upstage in time to take over the conversation with CLAUDIUS , GERTRUDE and ROS head downstage . ) |
| 3 | Our arrival was just in time to take off again , so that I had no opportunity for a rest , a meal or anything else . |
| 4 | It also faces increased interest costs on its debt unless it improves its balance sheet in time to stave off a threatened downgrading of its debt by the Moody 's credit rating agency . |
| 5 | teacher 's nose he or she will think it 's a brilliant laugh to give you so much detention that you 'll be lucky to leave the class in time to pick up your pension . |
| 6 | If she was put into skischool for half a day then one adult had to forgo any skiing for that period , since after delivering the child to the skischool meeting place in the centre of the village the travelling time to the slopes was too long to be able to go up , ski and be back down in time to pick up the child from the skischool in the centre of the village again at the end of her lesson . |
| 7 | If she went straight home now she would make it just in time to pick up her little daughter from her next-door neighbour 's and escort her personally to her appointment . |
| 8 | I managed to get to the wine bar the other side of St Paul 's in time to pick up Rebecca and the bar staff did not seem sad to see her go . |
| 9 | Usually , what with shooting and swimming with the others and riding up at Biddy 's , he had only got back to the garden shed in time to flake out until morning . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've got rid of almost all the ideas associated with romantic love just in time to settle down with someone I like and respect . ’ |
| 11 | Romney Marsh was flooded as a defence against both Napoleon and Hitler , and Calais was lost in 1557 in part because the sluices were not opened in time to flood out the besiegers . |
| 12 | ‘ Just in time to wake up for the finish ! |
| 13 | I arrive in time to sort out the records for my show which starts at 8am and finishes at 10am . |
| 14 | One at a time I heaved them up onto the pedals , just in time to roll out downwind . |
| 15 | Its parallel body , the Emerging Issues Task Force , is notable for the way in which it has taken anticipatory action in time to head off expected abuses . |
| 16 | He intended , as he hurried out , to be back in time to clear up before his Mum got back . |
| 17 | Add black olives ( Nyons variety if you like them ) , just in time to warm through and sprinkle with chopped parsley . |
| 18 | Day 1 : Early flight , arriving in time to walk round and get orientated . |
| 19 | Form 86 or a quite informal letter is then sufficient — such as : We hereby consent to the property known as [ shown edged red on the accompanying plan ] being part of the land comprised in the above title being transferred free from the [ Intended ] Notice of Deposit registered on the But some banks ( which favour this type of security in appropriate cases ) have their own favoured form of withdrawal ; acting for a seller you 'll satisfy yourself on this point and obtain the necessary withdrawal in time to hand over on completion . |
| 20 | Oh well I 'm going back in time to catch up with your side . |
| 21 | In a cold , late spring it may prove difficult to graze off the rye in time to work up a good tilth for mangolds . |
| 22 | The glider dived almost vertically and I was just in time to pull back on the stick so that we hit the ground in a level attitude without any damage . |
| 23 | At first he thought it might be the Headmaster but even if he ran to check , he never arrived in time to find out who , or what it was . |
| 24 | I arrived back in time to pipe out the Brigadier , and judging by his jovial manner he must have enjoyed his meal . |
| 25 | There was a traditional end to construction at the Three Lamps housing development at Totterdown in Bristol when WCUK stepped back in time to top out a new home at the site . |
| 26 | They just do n't actually have that information , a lot of small local groups , and I think maybe the C B S could work with the Engineers department in future years and try to get to those groups , because I 'm sure a lot of them , actually if they were given the opportunity in time to get in , that , that you might have a lot of people applying for flag and whatever than you do now . |