Example sentences of "[noun] have time " in BNC.
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| 1 | CHRISTIE has time to raise his arms in triumph as he crosses the line for his 100-metres win — with clear daylight between him and the pack . |
| 2 | After that the narrative has time only for Jacob . |
| 3 | Note : If you lower the pitch attitude too rapidly — before the speed has time to increase — then you will lose height since the lower speeds do not produce enough lift to maintain height with the wings at the lower angle of attack in the normal cruise level flight attitude . |
| 4 | Peer of the prison cell has time on his hands |
| 5 | The problem of criticising the work in exhibiting societies ' shows is how little space is made available in newspapers for its coverage ; the critic has time to mention a painter or a sculptor , make a brief observation , and then passes on . |
| 6 | No one expects a practitioner to have time for much theoretical musing or for large empirical studies . |
| 7 | Outside , before his grief had time to clot , the wind yearned a different plaint , but it did n't matter . |
| 8 | The telephone rang at that moment ; Rachel answered it and before David had time to leave the room she said , ‘ There 's been an accident in the canteen — a boiler has blown up and two of the staff have been scalded . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ If we knew where one of these things was going to be flown into space , ’ he said , speaking quickly before the words had time to escape , ‘ and we could sort of hang on to the sides or whatever , or maybe drive it like the Truck , and we took you with us , then we could jump off when we got up there and go and find this ship of ours , could n't we ? ’ |
| 10 | Before Edward had time to simmer down he was buttonholed by Mrs Willmot , who had been lurking . |
| 11 | Removed long before the shells had time to form , they were no more than a cluster of marble-sized orange balls in a thick yolky substance . |
| 12 | Dot had time to worry . |
| 13 | New risks have time to emerge . |
| 14 | All Nigel has time to do is slap on the magic sponge and decide whether the man can carry on . |
| 15 | This was motivated by the need for the mother to return to work or the wish for the parents to have time to themselves . |
| 16 | What sort of man … this letter business did n't ring true at all … that they had taken the two girls and released one could simply mean a problem of identification , although even that was unlikely , but to send a first message before the parents had time to become frantic , possibly before they even knew … the whole thing could be a hoax , and yet the girl 's condition … a hoax gone wrong ! |
| 17 | Most villagers were encumbered with the huge broods of the day and it was as much as worn parents could do to keep them warm and fed But John 's parents had time to give . |
| 18 | As Mr Sanderson was pouring the drinks Maggie had time to quickly glance about her . |
| 19 | Before Eva had time to do a mental check list of any way that she or the students at the ICO might have offended , General Wiseman informed her that he felt she was the right person to take over leadership of the women 's social services . |
| 20 | As they came nearer I approached them , before the guard had time to prevent me . |
| 21 | Riven had time to wonder . |
| 22 | And what more practical way of repaying them than to ensure that their own little seedling of bonheur had time to sprout and shoot , to root and burgeon ? |
| 23 | And since most visitors have time only for one visit to Milford , you again will probably have to be make this trip as a passenger , either in an aircraft or a coach . |
| 24 | Puritanical movements have time and time again , in Europe and America , linked a rigorous sexual code of practice with pacifism and an ethic of non-violence . |
| 25 | Elite performers often launch an attack as soon as the switch-change occurs , suddenly darting forwards with a powerful attack before the opponent has time to re-calculate your distance from him . |
| 26 | All that has been said earlier about the need to have time to take in bad news is obviously not appropriate . |
| 27 | It may mean some gentle but very straight talking , if your parent does not realise your need to have time alone with your friends , but if you can not bring yourself to establish this right , you will have precious little hope of organising any other social activities that will give you a break from daily routine . |
| 28 | The husband to have time off work to look after the children , |
| 29 | ‘ Before the war people were engaged for years to have time to get a home together , but nobody waits for that now . ’ |
| 30 | Once dealers had time to digest more of the Chancellor 's speech , however , the consensus around the trading screens was that it was a broadly neutral budget , and a late rally reduced the fall to 3 points to leave the index at 2,919.30 at the close . |