Example sentences of "in time for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wish to produce the brochure in time for its issue to have maximum circulation and impact to ensure a successful centenary . |
| 2 | Among names that immediately spring to mind are those of Sydney Schanberg , the former New York Times correspondent who was in Phnom Penh at the time of the fall , and whose subsequent search for his Cambodian assistant , Dith Pran , was documented in Roland Joffé 's film The Killing Fields , who arrived in Indo- China at the age of 21 and was there from 1970 to mid-1975 , first with Agence France Presse , then as a stringer for The Sunday Times — when all the other journalists were getting out , Swain was either brave or foolhardy enough to fly back into Phnom Penh in time for its fall ; William Shawcross who , along with many others , covered the Vietnam war for The Sunday Times and who subsequently became obsessed with the fate of Cambodia , an obsession that resulted first in Sideshow , which exposed the role of Nixon and Kissinger , and then in The Quality of Mercy , a study of the work of the Red Cross in Cambodia ; John Pilger , the British-based Australian journalist whose work on Cambodia may have had little concrete effect but has at least helped to ensure that the tragic country will never disappear into oblivion ; Philip Caputo , who went initially to Vietnam in March 1965 as a 23-year-old Marine officer with the first US combat group sent to Indo-China and returned in 1975 as a correspondent to report on what was left of the war . |
| 3 | The shake up includes ADAS in time for its launch as an executive agency next April . |
| 4 | A reputable salon will suggest a course of sunbed sessions which should have the bride looking healthy and tanned in time for her wedding day . |
| 5 | A MISSING teenager returned home yesterday just in time for her birthday . |
| 6 | Party leaders face a dilemma over whether to continue their search , already discussed in private meetings in Washington , for an as yet undeclared candidate in time for their convention in July . |
| 7 | As it was imperative that they get to Paris as quickly as possible they embarked on a slow train , hoping to arrive in time for their turn at the theatre . |
| 8 | They are desperate to furnish it in time for their Easter service . |
| 9 | After losing 83–6 to Blaydon and 42–3 to Horden in recent weeks , the injuries are not helping to get back on the rails in time for their final two league matches this month against Sunderland and Mowden Park . |
| 10 | The move would have boosted rock-bottom Tory morale just in time for their conference next week . |
| 11 | Weightlifters Andrew Saxton and Andrew Davies were hoping to be back in time for their events tomorrow and on Monday . |
| 12 | In 1979 , Jill Hutchinson and her fiance discovered a derelict 16th century cottage in Potton , Bedfordshire , and restored it , complete with inglenook and exposed beams in time for their wedding . |
| 13 | We slept heavily ; it still seemed the middle of the night as we rose at 5am in order to reach Tarbert in time for our ferry . |
| 14 | bombs in time for our breakfast tomorrow morning ? ’ |
| 15 | Erm could you let the panel secretary know er about that this mo sometime this morning , but certainly er in time for our start of the afternoon session . |
| 16 | Back in time for our encore at Wembley ( well , after six nights , you do tend to get a bit lax , and anyway , the tapes went on in the right order and the dry ice was great ) . |
| 17 | ‘ As it happened , the kick-off was late — there was no fixed time then — and we were hard-pressed even to get to Edgehill in time for our train home , so in the rush we put our coats on over our playing kit for the journey . |
| 18 | The aircraft was just about to touch down when the pilot found himself in unfamiliar surroundings and opened his throttle in time for his wheels to clear the cliff-edge at the end of the runway . |
| 19 | He had wakened at eleven thirty , only just in time for his lunchtime gig . |
| 20 | I would stay on in Al Ain , making my own way to London in time for his return . |
| 21 | Unfortunately we managed to arrive only in time for his funeral . ’ |
| 22 | Kelly managed to turn her head in time for his kiss to miss its target on her lips . |
| 23 | He 'd get to the back door in time for his morning cup of tea and a warm by the kitchen range . |
| 24 | A delighted Jatinder said : ‘ Gurinder will be home in time for my dad 's birthday and well in time for the birth of our baby . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ Ben had been making a new dress for the end of Act I which he promised to bring to Shepherd 's Bush by 5.45 pm , in time for my appearance . |
| 26 | It seemed a shame that it could n't be in time for my mother 's birthday on the 8th but at least it was a good target for which to aim . |
| 27 | ‘ When I bullied you into accepting my terms to get you out of gaol , my only concern was reaching Athens in time for my meeting . ’ |
| 28 | Up to £500 for additional travel and hotel expenses for one person to collect your vehicle if the repairs are not completed in time for your return home . |
| 29 | They were ready last night , in time for your deadline . |
| 30 | Romantica will be completely refurbished in time for your holiday in 1990 . |