Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] time [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was just time for England and Australia to fit in the final Test before getting on with the serious business — serious to those for whom dollar signs are important — of dashing round the country playing game after game after game of the Benson and Hedges World Series Cup . |
| 2 | As the case was held over there was just time for Dorothy Hardisty to intervene . |
| 3 | What made the Sydney fiasco even more ludicrous was the fact that when the umpires halted play , there was still time for South Africa to face the two overs which were stolen from them ! |
| 4 | Liverpool 's midweek exertions caught up with them in a low-key second period , but there was still time for Ian Rush to pass the latest in a seemingly endless list of personal landmarks . |
| 5 | There was still time for Frankie , if he was very quiet and very careful , to eat his fill . |
| 6 | He only appeared when the boys were half way through supper ( corned-beef hash ) , and by then it was practically time for bed . |
| 7 | This reminded him that it was nearly time for church , so he heaved himself to his feet and went to make some more coffee , this time for Mrs Frizzell as well . |
| 8 | It was now time for expansion . |
| 9 | It was almost time for Compline when Cadfael came from the gardens after his last round of the evening , and saw horsemen riding in at the gate . |
| 10 | There was barely time for Dorothy Hardisty to draw breath before Mrs Brodowitz , now , understandably , ‘ in a state of nerves ’ , came back with more news . |