Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb mod] [vb infin] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | A couple of clients had called me , and I would have time to talk to them in the morning ; and I had an invitation to a golf society day in a couple of weeks ' time . |
| 2 | Well probably in your early days you 'll probably do a mix , but if y the quicker you can get to only work , and even to the extent I mean I went out and bought my own book that had personal recommendations on the front and I would actually show that and say look John the only way I actually work , while I get everything ready you might like to look through because it 's the only way I work , I purely work on a personal recommendation basis and that enables me to get quality clients like yourself erm and I can devote time to you rather than have to go out looking for people to tell my story |
| 3 | ‘ One of the reasons I do it , ’ he explains ‘ is because my wife and I can spend time alone together away from the family , feel young again ( they 're both in their early 40's ) , and have adventures . ’ |
| 4 | You 're going to be happiest closer to home now , Cancer and you 'll need time to yourself at the beginning of June . |
| 5 | Then concentrate your styling efforts to get the results you want and you can save time and effort . |
| 6 | It is not necessary to go to the lengths of the British Airways new Four Corners shops , where the travel element can hardly be distinguished through an Ali Baba 's cave of irrelevant merchandise , but only to set up efficient systems run by people who know what they 're talking about and who can make time to understand what their travellers want , like Trailfinders with their honest bucket-shop approach , or the STA chain with its expertise in student travel . |
| 7 | I 'll run that for as long as you 're off the streets , and then , when you 've solved your problems , I 'll close Stepping Out and we 'll do Time Out together . ’ |
| 8 | Well , keep him in your custody , and we 'll take time over either condemning or absolving . ’ |
| 9 | Cos used to tell 'em when it was gon na be and they would have time before the event to get it all tidied up , it was all ready , he would in and say , there 's such and such on that one , such and such on this one |
| 10 | that 's half way to Tesco 's and they would have time to be there |
| 11 | They can be placed on all , odd or even pages and they can include time , date and page numbers . |
| 12 | Accent or dialect can communicate place of residence during acquisition of language ; and it may take time for the listener to become accustomed to a different dialect . |
| 13 | When you first do this it can seem quite a risk and it may take time for fluency to grow , but it is worth it ! |
| 14 | The bisexuality within us all is presently unresolvable for you and it may take time to resolve itself . |
| 15 | People who speak little or no English may not understand the need for speed , and it may take time to get the information translated . |
| 16 | For those who live at the home of British Motor-racing , it may sometimes be noisy and congested and it may take time to be served in the local shop . |
| 17 | I had a slow-growing tumour in the lung and it would take time to reach obnoxious proportions , but as sure as the moon will rise and set and the tides with it , so my tumour would go on grinding away until … |
| 18 | Most of the party leaders were in any case inherited from Balfour and it would take time to find men of the new stamp , even if this were possible . |
| 19 | And it must find time to sort out its politics . |
| 20 | And this unelected government should not be making so many new and fundamental laws , for some of these will be an embarrassment to an elected government and it will take time and trouble to repeal them . |
| 21 | There are not enough local entrepreneurs , and it will take time before a new elite is generated in eastern Europe . |
| 22 | They 're only 17 and it will take time . ’ |
| 23 | Bigger groups are likely to find economic recovery patchy and it could take time for higher earnings and dividends to feed through to investors ; while the more volatile smaller businesses , having been hit harder on the way down could spring back faster , Hardman says . |
| 24 | These doctors are busy and it can take time to arrange examinations . |