Example sentences of "has [vb pp] time " in BNC.
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| 31 | The first was tackled in a way that was to set the pattern — a devastating technique that the Prince has used time and again : bringing people together who would not normally meet . |
| 32 | Thirty is when you decide it 's not on that your hubby has got time to watch the football — or the polo — and have a drink with the lads while you run from children to job to domestic chores like some demented nursemaid on speed . |
| 33 | No he , he must continue doing what he has got time to do . |
| 34 | Certain steps , poses and gestures are bound to recur because tradition has demonstrated time and again that technically there are certain sure ways of giving the design dimension , variety and texture . |
| 35 | He has devoted time and energy to people because it is the people who will one day be his subjects , and he feels a sense of responsibility towards them ; but he will also be King of the British Isles , and has a responsibility to safeguard those Isles for future generations . |
| 36 | At this level you need people like Mick playing at their best — and he has known times when that has unfortunately not been the case . |
| 37 | Holly , you have to forget the past , that is what anyone who has spent time in the camps will say to you , you have to forget the past life . |
| 38 | He has spent time in South Africa and has a tremendous admiration for their game . |
| 39 | As anyone who has spent time with the man knows , his whole charm derives from his lack of focus . |
| 40 | She smelt of the exhalations of other people 's cigarettes and spilt wine , and she was expansive , with the air of someone who has spent time in the company of her like-minded fellows , not distracted and irritable as people are when they have tired themselves on the trail of trivial knowledge . |
| 41 | Operations geophysicist Erik Havarstein has been responsible for mobilising the seismic vessel for the survey and has spent time in Lagos ensuring the technical specification and safety standards are in place for the survey . |
| 42 | Since joining the company in 1977 as Cargo Planning Assistant , he has held several positions within the company and has spent time on secondments in South Africa and Dubai . |
| 43 | Robertson , who has spent time labouring and more recently teaching in Europe to finance his playing career , is now attached to Castle Eden and Peterlee golf club which is allowing him to concentrate on playing local professional events . |
| 44 | Fawns ( 34 ) has spent time on the East Enders and Blind Date sets as part of an interior and television set design course at Telford College , but she was impressed after seeing a programme going out live . |
| 45 | The CAB in the hospital , as well as advising the patients , has allocated time each week to train nursing staff , hospital social workers and occupational therapists in basic money advice . |
| 46 | SAVE believes , and has proved time and time again , that all types of historic buildings can have a new lease of life through conversion , offering potential and exciting challenges for developers and architects . |
| 47 | Micky Deere ( 49 ) , one of our longest serving players , has proved time and again how badly we need an experienced defender . |
| 48 | That , cynics claim , is why the Treasury has marked time : had the electricity industry still been firmly in the public sector , an 8% rate-of-return requirement would have embarrassingly undermined the government 's plans for capital-hungry nuclear-power stations . |
| 49 | ‘ They 're Bebe 's kids ! ’ adds Hurricane , who has served time as the Beastie Boys ' DJ . |
| 50 | I speak as an hon. Member who has served time on four such Bills during the four years that I have been in the House — the City of London ( Various Powers ) Bill , the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Bill , and the London Underground Bills Nos. 1 and 2 . |
| 51 | The captain and stand-off has taken time out to recover fully from a pre-season hand injury , and Bath will be grateful of his guidance . |
| 52 | Amis has taken time to rehearse the arguments about politics hijacking literature , and in the end the novel may even surprise some readers with its air of amused tolerince : ‘ Even bad poetry had to exist , if only to heighten good poetry by contrast , to make the good poets shine out as even bette . ’ |
| 53 | KEITH Richards has taken time off from the Rolling Stones to perform with his own band , the X-Pensive Winos . |
| 54 | Royle added : ‘ Olney has taken time to settle in but he is full of running and he is now doing okay . |
| 55 | Also , before the 1991 Budget , the tax benefit was simply not a big enough incentive , and it has taken time for companies to respond to the new , more generous tax environment . |
| 56 | In the first extract ( I ) , the rich lexis and well-organised structure are indications that the writer has taken time in the construction , and possibly reconstruction after several rewritings , of the final product . |
| 57 | IT HAS taken time for people around Europe to grasp the full meaning of what has been done , and continues to be done , in their name by their political leaders . |
| 58 | Management as local activity has taken time to distance itself from the field of administration which belonged , as recently as the 1980s , to varying tiers of government rather than to institutions . |
| 59 | One of TV 's most famous newsreaders has taken time off from her job in front of the cameras to do some stage work . |
| 60 | LYNNE Humes has taken time off work as a staff nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital to start a family , and her son Anthony was born in January . |