Example sentences of "[verb] time to think " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | At last she began : ‘ I 've come to see things differently since I 've had time to think over what was in the will . |
| 32 | She assumed that , having had time to think things over , he was going to come back with the decision to tell Marc everything that had led up to this crazy engagement of theirs . |
| 33 | Now that she had had time to think everything through on the long walk home , she had soon realised how ridiculous her accusations must have sounded . |
| 34 | I doubt if Calder will take it any further once he 's had time to think it over and realise how upset you were . |
| 35 | I said the first thing that came into my mind , but once I 'd had time to think everything through I realised what a mistake I 'd made . |
| 36 | ‘ So now that you 've had time to think things through , what conclusion have you come to ? ’ |
| 37 | ‘ I know you did , dear , and I appreciate it , I really do , and so will your father when he 's had time to think about it ; but you must admit , he does have a point — about David Markham , I mean . |
| 38 | She did n't want him to see it until she 'd had time to think . |
| 39 | During his absence Luce had had time to think about his reasons for bringing her here . |
| 40 | ‘ I 've had time to think it well and truly through in what has been the longest three quarters of an hour of my life between phone call and you getting here — and it just has to be you . |
| 41 | If I 'd had time to think , I would have used my bat , but when I saw the ball , it was just about to start its downward path . |
| 42 | Reflector : ‘ I 'd like time to think about this ’ |
| 43 | ‘ I 'd like time to think , but I could be interested , ’ she told him . |
| 44 | No child will gain pleasure or motivation from a chart if a parent is half-hearted in giving out a sticker or says , ‘ I have n't got time to think about that now ’ . |
| 45 | We ai n't got time to think about it , I have n't got time for all that . |
| 46 | Have n't got time to think about food . |
| 47 | Oh that copper , he said he , he said the thing is he said what you 've got ta do is give him as much shit and aggravation as you can possibly give him , keep him hot and keep him roasted up he said because what happens is he 's getting along , long and he 's thinking oh I can do this and I can do that and I can do the other , he said but if you can get your solicitor to keep him on his toes he ai n't got time to think about nothing , he said and if he has done that job himself , he 's laughing at the moment , I said well he must have done it |
| 48 | Blanche stared at the back of the driver 's head to win time to think . |
| 49 | Just needed time to think up something really good . |
| 50 | and further , and this is not meant to be a joke , in my own experience , if they get time to think quietly and realistically , I believe a whole lot of decent Conservatives who used to think pragmatically , organically and with respect for local communities , would emerge to contribute to a coalition for the future over against the ideological block that seems to think we use people to make money , instead of making money to serve people and their communities . |
| 51 | Find time to think about the way you find time to think about making profit . |
| 52 | Find time to think about the way you find time to think about making profit . |
| 53 | Must have time to think . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ The band had only been together a couple of months before we started recording that album , so we did n't have time to think about it too much — we just went in and did it . |
| 55 | We are told that ‘ in normal conversation , both in speaking and in listening , performers do not generally have time to think about and apply conscious grammatical rules ’ ( Krashen 1981 : 3 ) . |
| 56 | Emily sighed with relief , she must be alone , she must have time to think things out . |
| 57 | I must have time to think about this . " |
| 58 | Donna did n't have time to think . |
| 59 | ‘ Because I would n't have time to think . ’ |
| 60 | She occupies herself all day , the old woman decided , so that she will not have time to think . |