Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] [adj] time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That gave me some time to take my new bearings , and I enjoyed sitting late in the evening in the warmth of the Headmaster 's study thumbing through papers and timetables . |
| 2 | This gave them little time to develop influence where it mattered , but also meant that the Supreme Soviet had a body of deputies holding important jobs who were in a position to be influential ( Lane , 1985 , pp. 177–81 ) . |
| 3 | Chris Parker never gave her enough time to explain anything properly . |
| 4 | It was only a momentary lapse on his part , but it gave her enough time to whirl round on him , her eyes widening as she spotted a revolver in his hand . |
| 5 | It gave him ample time to check the house . |
| 6 | Mr Cross walked to the signal box at Girvan and waited until the train was belled off Kilkerran which gave him sufficient time to drive to Pinmore . |
| 7 | It gave him little time to think of his own problems . |
| 8 | No doubt it gave him more time to enjoy his new pride and joy , a Harley Davidson , classic Hells Angels style motorcycle . |
| 9 | It gave him more time to devote to music and allowed him to pour his suffocating feelings of negativity into songs . |
| 10 | It would have been less harrowing to have got the meeting over quickly ; on the other hand the delay while he awaited her return gave him more time to think and plan . |
| 11 | This gave us enough time to cover the harmonium and clear away any telltale signs of wood . |