Example sentences of "and [pron] [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |
| 2 | cos time was going on and I thought well just watch that , I knew you wanted it taped and I thought time were going on |
| 3 | I know when my stress levels are too high and I make time to manage them . |
| 4 | So it was er hell 's pells for three quarters of a mile nearly for your dinner and hell 's pells back and I guess time you 'd done it you 'd have worn it off anyway . |
| 5 | My plan for how I was going to live out the rest of my days had just been torn up in front of my face and I needed time to adjust . |
| 6 | I knew I could not control my feelings much longer , and I needed time to think . |
| 7 | you know I can understand now the people that have n't got the truth , when one of the , the mate , when the mate dies whether a woman or a , or a , or a husband dies , they want to die , they do n't want to live because I felt that , I felt that , what 's there , what 's there me left to live , my kids they 're , they have their own families , there all time , they have no time , I brought up three children , I have a full time job and I have time for every one of them to look after and to bring them up and to set them on their way to live and not one of them became a prisoner or something , you know , they 're all have nice jobs and , and nice kid nice people , one , nobody 's in the truth the boys |
| 8 | My job is to save their lives , and I need time to do it . ’ |
| 9 | But this has happened so quickly and I need time . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And I need time to think , and it 's Christmas . |
| 11 | Mintzberg , who studied five chief executives in the USA and reviewed previous research , gives the best account of the importance of informal information and argues that : the manager 's advantage lies , not in the documented information that is widely available , and which takes time to process , but in the current non-documented information transmitted largely by word of mouth … managers seem to indicate strong preference for current information , much of which is necessarily unsubstantiated ( gossip ) , and for information on events rather than trends … |
| 12 | all I could is , I 'll get Tracy summat to wear and you got time , and she picks like a blouse , she 'd pay a hundred pound for one . |
| 13 | … on , on , on tears the mad dragon of an engine … scattering in all directions a shower of burning sparks from its wood fire ; screeching , hissing , yelling , panting ; until at last the thirsty monster stops beneath a covered way to drink … and you have time to breathe again . |
| 14 | Alice was falling very slowly , and she had time to think and to look around her . |
| 15 | The question disturbed her and she took time to answer . |
| 16 | The pirates did not return , and we had time to take care of the wounded . |
| 17 | They booked into a guesthouse on the far side of Warminster , and they had time to get into the High Street before the shops closed to buy Erlich a pair of wellington boots , and a rainproof coat that was n't so City , and a hat . |
| 18 | These are difficult situations , and they take time to straighten out . |
| 19 | It was boring for them and now they go out they spend some time er amongst each other and they have time to chat around . |
| 20 | We look at some ways of coping with it , and also recognising it in other people , because if you 've got people working for you , and they 're stressed , and they have time off work , you 've got to carry things on , have n't you ? |
| 21 | The few new moves ( the draughtboard ) he had figured out — Christ and he had time and more — in his convalescence . |
| 22 | He was quite harmless , and he had time for them . |
| 23 | Each time there was a pause in his routine and he had time to think , the Captain was reminded that there were a good many things about this case that did n't ring true . |
| 24 | The last lay off ( remember after being selected for England ) shook him up a bit and he took time to get his confidence back , but again towards the end of the season was getting back to his best . |
| 25 | Correspondents previously mentioned were independent gentlemen to whom Miller paid due deference and where little deviation detracted from the subject discussed ; whereas with Butcher , another employee , his tone was far less formal and he found time to dwell on his health , the weather and even mentioned his own servant . |
| 26 | And he wanted time to ready himself , that most of all . |
| 27 | He does not know what to do , and it takes time to solve the problem . |
| 28 | She 's very young , only a girl really , and it takes time to get used to this funny little country . |
| 29 | It 's like two distinct things , two different worlds , and it takes time to make the transition between them in one sitting . ’ |
| 30 | Quite often all the things that parents want to say go out of their heads and it takes time and confidence in their listener to start to explore the greater areas of concern . |