Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] [art] time [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ And that kind man , who desperately would have liked to have children , who took the time to listen and help . ’ |
| 32 | To all my brothers and sisters who took the time to visit and send cards when I was ill , thank you for the encouraging words and scripture . |
| 33 | I also want to express my deep appreciation especially to those who took the time to pray for me . |
| 34 | ‘ We were amazed at the number of leaders who took the time to think about it and send back replies . ’ |
| 35 | She could have cried , but she had no time to dwell on her disappointment , for suddenly a harsh voice hailed her from below . |
| 36 | What Margaret had n't known were the twin reasons for her decision to immerse herself in work : her need to occupy each waking moment with creative thought so that she had no time to dwell on Marcus 's sudden vitriolic departure from her life , and the struggle for economic survival which was facing the advertising agency where she was employed . |
| 37 | She had no time to dwell on the unhappiness of two people of whom she had grown fond , however , for just then her phone rang again . |
| 38 | She had no time to dwell on the matter , however , because , ever a man with no time for prevarication , he replied , ‘ Not trying to trip you up at all , ’ then grated bluntly , ‘ More trying to discover just how many ‘ close ’ men friends you do have . ’ |
| 39 | Luke moved so fast that she had no time to back away as he turned her into his arms and held her to him , so close that she could feel the hard outline of his thighs through the damp towel , the heavy steady beat of his heart against her breast . |
| 40 | Checking and rechecking her figures , she had no time to give in to the promptings of the irrational . |
| 41 | The ‘ it ’ was presumably the wound rather than the child , but the woman was upset that she had no time to ask if her child would be all right . |
| 42 | She had no time to aim and fired off four shots in rapid succession . |
| 43 | She had no time to spare for embarrassment , due to shoes totally unsuitable for climbing down a cliff path . |
| 44 | But before she could finish his mouth had covered hers and she had no time to analyse the consequences or curse herself for being so weak . |
| 45 | He looked down at her , his face tightening and then , so suddenly that she had no time to read his intentions , he pulled her to him . |
| 46 | Margaret , Louis IX 's queen , was the sister of Eleanor , queen of England , and maintained the closest connection with both Henry III and Edward I. In January 1262 , for instance , one of Henry III 's proctors at Paris , Pierre de Limoges , wrote to Walter de Merton , chancellor of England , to tell him that Queen Margaret was so occupied in the business of negotiations that she had no time to write to him . |
| 47 | Fortunately she had no time to find the answer , as Mr Pumblechook was calling for a hot rum to remove the taste of the medicine . |
| 48 | Maybe she had better start planning relentlessly to fill her spare moments so she had no time to think . |
| 49 | She fought free , but she had no time to tell him just what she thought of a man who would play one sister against the other before Dana was in the room . |
| 50 | As luck would have it , she had no time to build up her fears again , for her labour pains started that very night . |
| 51 | She had no time to consider the difference . |
| 52 | Standards in areas perhaps you wish you had the time to teach employees yourself . |
| 53 | The heroes you have kind of linger on from a prior period when only a few records passed through your life , when you had the time to get fixated , spend weeks living inside a record . |
| 54 | She just feels she wanted the time to do it in her time . |
| 55 | She had never thought of herself as an indecisive person , but now she did n't know whether she wanted the time to pass quickly , or whether she wanted to guard jealously the hours left to her of Fen 's company . |
| 56 | She stole the time to brush them clear with the side of her hand then slipped back inside , hoping no-one would notice her . |
| 57 | We wasted no time taking off over the rice paddies of Thailand . |
| 58 | ‘ We spent the time avoiding bombs , ’ he said . |
| 59 | But when Grandma died he just lost all interest in the garden , and since no one had the time to take it on , it became neglected . |
| 60 | We followed the wall 160 ft , at which point it doubled its width and was continuing and we had no time to go further . |