Example sentences of "[noun] [noun prp] have [vb pp] [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 Mr Farquharson claimed in a recent interview in the Sun that Miss Bonham-Carter had replied four times to his letters and sent him a signed photo with a kiss .
2 The next stage in the economic shock therapy will be freeing energy prices , which Mr Yeltsin has postponed several times for fear of a popular outcry .
3 Do n't think about it , just get up , like Uncle Jamie had done that time out hunting , broken arm and all .
4 On the very day of the dinner Charlotte Poole was writing in her journal : ‘ We are shocked to hear that Mr. Thelwall has spent some time at Stowey this week with Mr. Coleridge , and consequently with Tom Poole .
5 Since Mr Clinton has said many times that he will not send ground troops to Bosnia until there is peace , the protection he has in mind will presumably consist of air power , no more .
6 There were so few possessions or comforts in the room that it was clear Mr Sikes had met hard times .
7 It was true , Uncle Max had said many times that if she decided to take up general practice he 'd be only too happy to have her join him , but that was n't quite the same thing as actually being offered a job .
8 In recent years , the United Kingdom has attracted five times as much Japanese investment as Germany or France , which powerfully demonstrates that we have created the most attractive environment in Europe for investors .
9 The move , a cost-cutting measure Pick has employed several times in the past , halves the company to 30 or so , leaving Pick with its development core and about five salespeople .
10 The move , a cost-cutting measure Pick has employed several times in the past , halves the company to thirtysomething , leaving Pick with its development core and about five sales people .
11 Christine Mills had called several times to say she wanted to see the chief inspector urgently because she had ‘ something very important ’ to tell her about the death of her father .
12 Over the past year Alastair has spent more time cycling , putting in up to 150 miles a week .
13 Walter Last has spent some time developing a system for cutting the compound angles on the segments for his turning
14 Poet and painter Adrian Henri has spent much time in Dieppe and its environs .
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