Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [prep] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As for Vivian ( Lord ) Bowden I can only report that he once offered me a job in what was to become UMIST and was particularly accommodating when I asked for time to think about it . |
| 2 | The delay was with the approval of District Council at the request of the developer , who asked for time to consider if Hill could be improved . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | She turned in time to see his warm dark eyes rake down the shimmering black silk dress that whispered around her slender body . |
| 5 | He asked for time to consider , but this was brushed aside and Nu , willy-nilly , became MP for Mergui , a place he had never previously visited . |
| 6 | He demurred , he asked for time to think , to consult his wife , to put the proposal to his daughter . |
| 7 | He recovered in time to lead his side in the World Cup . |
| 8 | He recovered in time to join , as a colonel , the staff of 400 that A. J. Balfour ( later first Earl of Balfour ) took to the Paris peace conference , where he watched politicians disputing over Levantine problems . |
| 9 | Ulster champion jockey Paddy Graffin was taken to hospital with an injured hand after Late Stretch had fallen in the Mares Race , but he returned in time to ride Glenmavis in the final race . |
| 10 | He was trying to qualify for the Spring Satellite , but he returned in time to defeat Simon Bramwell ( Herts ) , in the final round . |
| 11 | After four months in the West End , Crawford was ordered by doctors to take a twelve-day rest to recover from a severe back strain , but he returned in time to appear in front of Prince Charles . |
| 12 | The crowd was still thickening , filling back down the high street , but it looked like time to start . |