Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [verb] [vb pp] time " in BNC.
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1 | If a group arrives in the morning before the housekeeping department has had time to clean and service all the rooms , then the group must be made comfortable whilst waiting to gain access to their rooms . |
2 | Yet another , fortunately quite rare , follows you around when it sees secateurs in your hands and drops a few eggs into the soft pith of the stem when you make a cut , before the cut wound has had time to callus and heal itself — another reason why you should always try to confine cutting to a fine dry day . |
3 | McQuillen was responsible for establishing Sun 's Scottish manufacturing plant in Linlithglow — ironically both McQuillen and Irishman Melia have done time at Digital Equipment Corp 's Galway plant in Ireland , the closure of which was formally announced last week , at the same time as news of the planned Sun centre emerged . |
4 | During his absence Luce had had time to think about his reasons for bringing her here . |
5 | SOCCER chiefs have blown time on a Sunday afternoon league — because so many players turned up drunk after lunch-time pub sessions . |
6 | Most good library professionals have demonstrated time and again that they understand their remit as extending to all kinds of information , independent of the way in which it is delivered . |
7 | EIGHT out of ten Ulster teachers say Government reforms have reduced time for teaching pupils , a survey revealed today . |