Example sentences of "and [vb past] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Douglas , disappointed , had of course been prepared for this also , and wasted little time in cursing . |
| 2 | He was waiting for her outside and wasted little time in virtually hustling her outside to where his car was waiting for them . |
| 3 | This exile might have been permanent had Swegen not died in February 1014. Æthelred was invited back , and wasted little time in expelling Cnut and his army from their Lincolnshire base . |
| 4 | Kevin tried a few years ago and failed this time … he aims to make history … and if he does we 'll be there … |
| 5 | Its owner , Antonio Greppi , had social aspirations and spent much time and more money creating a fine façade and rooms so luxurious , and so dedicated to rich parties , that the city nobles came in droves . |
| 6 | He bought a white 1964 Rover 2.6 Litre and spent much time speeding between Morrissey 's Kensington pad Manchester . |
| 7 | He had had a good idea for a story the previous lesson and spent much time preparing a detailed picture to start it off . |
| 8 | He continued his serious studies , and spent much time visiting the sick as usual . |
| 9 | He excused himself from diplomatic assignments on the grounds of ( often genuine ) ill health and the poverty of his bishopric , and spent much time improving episcopal residences , especially at Halling and Trottiscliffe . |
| 10 | As well as dedication to movement , Beryl had great concern for people and spent much time helping with problems large or small . |
| 11 | But , having said that , as I got older and spent more time with my father I began to learn more about him . |
| 12 | He did not feed this to the eagles but sat and ate it himself , and spent more time staring into the deserted depths of Minch 's cage than any other . |
| 13 | The local doc — the guy who 'd helped save Andy after he almost died under the ice all those years earlier — was on holiday at the time and there was a locum , a deputising doctor in charge of the practice , except from what the locals muttered later it seemed he 'd treated his stay in Strathspeld as a holiday , too , and spent more time on river banks with a rod in his hands than at bedsides toting a stethoscope . |
| 14 | In maths and language they were less distracted and spent more time on work and routine activities , although in art the pattern was reversed : older children were more often distracted and did less work . |
| 15 | In classrooms where there were two adults , children were generally less distracted and spent more time working than in classrooms where there was only one . |
| 16 | In this scenario , the Diet took a subordinate role only until the socialist and communist parties accepted the system of liberal democracy and spent less time arguing for an alternative . |
| 17 | I was more interested in the kittiwakes nesting on the window ledges , and spent some time photographing them . |
| 18 | Having suffered a breakdown , she gave up her job in 1907 and spent some time in Sussex . |
| 19 | During his first period in Spain he fell seriously and mysteriously ill , and spent some time in hospital . |
| 20 | In 1918 he was shot in the knee while on a bombing raid and spent some time in hospital before being awarded an army scholarship , which enabled him to complete his studies at the City and Guilds College , London . |
| 21 | No later Turkish author really deals with the problem except Ismail Belig , who , in his article on Molla Yegan , states that the latter succeeded Molla Fenari as muderris at the Manastir medrese in 771/1369–70 and as kadi of Bursa in 822/1419 when Molla Fenari went on the pilgrimage and spent some time in Egypt on his return . |
| 22 | When he left the house , he went down to the riverside , and spent some time considering the extent of the job they were about to tackle , the resources they were going to need , and the best way of setting about it . |
| 23 | ‘ And spent some time in an institution ? ’ |
| 24 | The doctor came within the half-hour , and spent some time with Rebecca before deciding that an ambulance was needed to take her to the Marshes . |
| 25 | They carried out a survey monitoring our telephone techniques and spent some time listening to how we answered our phones . |
| 26 | She went upstairs and spent some time soaking in a hot bath . |
| 27 | On Monday morning he registered the death and spent some time with Shrimpton — the lawyer — his father 's accountant , and the bank manager . |
| 28 | At the weekend she had visited her parents ' home and spent some time with her sister , Jennifer , but she had found that she had been unable to tell them about David Markham . |
| 29 | Mrs Edwards 's former next-door neighbour , Ruth Duncan , called to see her every day and spent some time with her on Monday evening , leaving about 9pm . |
| 30 | ‘ She was over here for the Isle of Man TT Races and spent some time in the Lake District . |