Example sentences of "time to [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was time to rope up . |
| 2 | The evening before he had procured from the local library a copy of Gerald Seymour-Strachey 's essay in autobiography , but a quick flick through the index had assured him there was no mention of Walter Machin , and he had n't had time to bone up on the details of the man himself 's career . |
| 3 | The momentary lapse gave Donna time to edge away and she pressed so hard on the accelerator she feared she might shove her foot through the very floor of the car . |
| 4 | There was n't time to edge away or even think as his mouth possessed her and his hands moved on her body , caressing it beneath the soft folds of her cotton top . |
| 5 | Robbie recognised that it was time to back down . |
| 6 | It would surely be tempting providence to suggest a prominent showing in the Benson & Hedges because they will require , to use gardening vernacular , ‘ a little time to bed down . ’ |
| 7 | When they quit the market and ICI became our main supplier , the relationship took time to bed down but ICI 's performance now is excellent . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You have n't time to fiddle-faddle about like that . ’ |
| 9 | And I did n't have time to pussyfoot around . |
| 10 | Captain Goldsborough , wrapped in his thick , black fur , and with a little time to while away until the road should be clear of wedding-carriages , appeared to be telling her so . |
| 11 | Non-typists have difficulty finding the desired keys and may take a long time to type even a short word . |
| 12 | The Germans are just over the river there — I 'm off on a recce directly — and I have n't time to muck about . |
| 13 | Russia asks for more time to phase out ozone depleters |
| 14 | Russia has asked fellow participants in the Montreal protocol for more time to phase out use of ozone-depleting substances . |
| 15 | Time to hand back to the grown-ups . |
| 16 | From time to time however we are brought to a halt by different interpretations of ‘ the same text ’ . |
| 17 | Though flowers may more often be purple than blue , it makes sense to try blue coloured objects from time to time rather than to concentrate exclusively on purple . |
| 18 | Centuries before the first holidaymakers stepped on to the county 's beaches , men were hewing hard rock , deep underground , to extract the ores that brought wealth , and from time to time even political influence , to their remote , windswept peninsula . |
| 19 | He would become irate and irrational , shouting at Caroline and me and from time to time even at the nurses , who were patient and sweet and had done nothing to deserve it . |
| 20 | Other water-loving species turned up here from time to time also — Mimulus and forget-me-not and Water Speedwell . |
| 21 | So they need fresh enemies ordered up from time to time just to keep their chins jutting . |
| 22 | From time to time however there were vivid flashes of US policy-making which suggested that Indo-China was regarded as a means to an end , rather than an end in itself ; and those of a philosophical disposition may see this as the flaw which turned idealism into tragedy . |
| 23 | The princes were seen from time to time when , with a strong guard , they rode through the streets of the City . |
| 24 | 4.3.3 The other Non-academic Parties agree to provide to the Lead Organization , or direct to the Secretary of State , as may be most convenient a copy of their respective latest audited accounts , unless previously provided , together with such other financial and technical information as the Secretary of State may from time to time properly require in relation to the procedures governing claims for payment . |
| 25 | 7.3.1 in such substantial and reputable insurance office or with such underwriters and through such agency as the Landlord may from time to time reasonably decide in each case with principal offices in the United Kingdom |
| 26 | The royals take an obscure pride in their penny-pinching , details of which are leaked to the press from time to time so as to suggest that they are , in fact , just like us . |
| 27 | They wear these muzzles from time to time so that they become accustomed to the restrictions imposed upon them . |
| 28 | At its simplest the didactic element is shown in the way action is halted from time to time so that the author can explain , in plain , precise detail , a point of navigation , ship 's structure or deck organisation . |
| 29 | It has always been my belief that a class of our type needs to review its rules from time to time so as not to become outdated . |
| 30 | Indeed fashions in specifying cause of death change from time to time so that the entry may even depend on when the doctor was trained ! |