Example sentences of "in time [to-vb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | GUIL : ( Returning in time to take it up ) But with much forcing of his disposition . |
| 2 | I 'll be back in time to take you to the studio , so do n't worry about that . ’ |
| 3 | The end came rather suddenly , so I could n't have got back in time to see her , but I flew over as soon as I was free , to see what had to be done . |
| 4 | Running upstairs to the sitting-room window , he was in time to see her cross the road , staring up and down vaguely like a blind person . |
| 5 | Dr Livesey came out of the house in time to see me climbing into the stockade , and my friends welcomed me happily . |
| 6 | ‘ Midge is bringing Angela down in time to see me tee off . ’ |
| 7 | She breathed relief and opened her eyes just in time to see him disappear through the wire gate . |
| 8 | It was 03.17 and I was just in time to see him climb into a waiting car and drive off . |
| 9 | Quiss roared behind her , and she turned in time to see him sweep his arm over the surface of the thin , artificial board in a gesture of fury and frustration . |
| 10 | I looked up in time to see him place his cap on his head and look round the kitchen , patting his pockets as he did so . |
| 11 | Then at the last minute she swung round , her heart bursting inside her , just in time to see him disappear through the terrace doors . |
| 12 | A moan drew her head round in time to see him move . |
| 13 | I came into the hall just in time to see it . |
| 14 | It moved ; he turned , just in time to see it start to close as a male face disappeared after a brief inspection . |
| 15 | I might be back in time to see you before coffee if not I 'll see you |
| 16 | Vicki is praying that the rescue ship she knows is on its way will arrive in time to save them all . |
| 17 | Lily meanwhile works for the Mob , placing bets to shorten the odds at racetracks ; when she impulsively decides to re-enter her son 's life , after an absence of eight years , just in time to save it . |
| 18 | In time to put her shopping away before be brings the milk in . |
| 19 | Millwall did not sign Goddard in time to put him straight into their side . |
| 20 | ‘ Some pupils came in time to like it ; not simply because the outbursts were part of Lewis ‘ act ’ , but because he was conscientious teacher , who was concerned , as the Great Knock had been , to wage war on sloppy language and sloppy thinking . |
| 21 | TDC 's managers have tried to establish good relations with universities so that they hear about promising developments in time to support them with cash . |
| 22 | The knowledge disappeared as quickly as it had come ; but it had come in time to remind her of why she had waited so anxiously for Johnny to visit her ; to remind her of why she had longed for his return with such a burning impatience . |
| 23 | And Lee and his girl-friend , Suzanne , drove up from Plymouth in time to miss it , but joined us for dinner at Browns . |
| 24 | The Essex team had reason to be grateful to the weather when a down-pour at the Southend Spring Festival ( 16 May ) brought crowds into the covered area just in time to watch them perform . |
| 25 | Must make sure we get home in time to watch it . ’ |
| 26 | Yeah I mean me I it may be inappropriate at this moment in time to say we will do it now because of obvious reasons but prior to the recession it was an ongoing thing that the the board were in through the general manager were actually writing to many companies . |
| 27 | The second call to the fire-brigade was made just in time to stop them setting out , the farm-boy reported on returning . |
| 28 | ‘ I 'm terribly glad I was in time to stop you , Miss Clinton , ’ Jenny said earnestly . |
| 29 | ‘ You 're just in time to give me a hand . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You 're just in time to give me a hand . ’ |