Example sentences of "[pers pn] say [prep] a time " in BNC.

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1 He said after a time , ‘ She — Maud — runs a Women 's Resource Centre in Lincoln .
2 " There is a problem , " he said after a time .
3 " The fighting was very bad , " he said after a time .
4 ‘ She 's not very forthcoming always about what 's going on at the back of her mind , ’ he said after a time in a soft voice to Jo-Ann , ‘ but I can generally tell something about it from the way she moves her toes .
5 ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ he said after a time , struggling to get himself upright in his chair .
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