Example sentences of "he [verb] [prep] a [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the death of David 's father was probably what took him a while to make the decision about leaving Ken , because to lose his father , who he really adored , who had always been a pillar of strength to him , changed his life , and I think David carried a bitterness about him dying for a long time . |
| 2 | That left him deciding for a long time which club to use for his third shot . |
| 3 | The odds are shortening all the time against him emerging as a big time trainer in his own right . |
| 4 | ‘ Not last night ; I heard him come in a long time after I went to bed . |
| 5 | Later still he became for a short time a professor at Cambridge . |
| 6 | ‘ ( 1 ) … where an individual is adjudged bankrupt and he has at a relevant time … entered into a transaction with any person at an undervalue , the trustee of the bankrupt 's estate may apply to the court for an order under this section . |
| 7 | Soapy moved on , but he walked for a long time before he tried again . |
| 8 | It was unfortunate that he returned for a short time but this was necessary in order for him to complete training prior to deploying on an operational tour . ’ |
| 9 | Educated at Eton and then sent to Europe to improve himself , he worked for a short time in various jobs in ‘ the city ’ before becoming an ADC to the Governor of Australia . |
| 10 | Giles was held in high esteem in America and Europe , especially in Berlin , where he worked for a short time . |
| 11 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 12 | It is 2 ½ years since he lost in a world title match to Michael Spinks and just as he did after a similar fight , with Larry Holmes , he brooded for a long time , finally overcame problems with drugs , and went into business , part of which was as a fight promoter . |
| 13 | He lay for a long time , listening to the storm as it blew itself out . |
| 14 | He looked for a long time , then said : ‘ I can see no one , but my eyes are old . |
| 15 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
| 16 | He spoke for a long time . |
| 17 | He felt happier than he had for a long time . |
| 18 | He paused for a long time , and then said , ‘ Tell me , little one . |
| 19 | Despite joining the ILP in 1907 , he continued for a long time to write leaders for Liberal journals . |
| 20 | The narrator then proceeds to give some background information , which he situates in a previous time About four months before . |
| 21 | When he came back in the evening he sat for a long time gazing out across the V-shaped valley leading south . |
| 22 | And he sat for a long time in a melancholy reverie as the ants continued to drift down , thinking of the futility of all endeavour . |
| 23 | In all such cases the rule would seem to apply that the infant 's acts are ‘ voidable ’ ; they become binding on him only if , after attaining full age , he fails within a reasonable time to repudiate them . |
| 24 | He considered for a long time . |
| 25 | He had made a detour to a cafe where he stayed for an unspecified time before walking to the Post and entering by the back door , discovering the mayhem in the newsroom and retreating to the printer 's office . |