Example sentences of "[vb past] time to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it came time to actually record the chosen composite solo , each note was checked over what seemed like millions of times . |
| 2 | We are grateful to staff and pupils in the six schools who spared time to be interviewed . |
| 3 | We are grateful to staff and pupils in the six schools who spared time to be interviewed . |
| 4 | But Joannides lost time to Yorkshire driver Brian Bell when the route moved onto the gravel roads . |
| 5 | Several years ago the authorities decided that the mountains needed time to ‘ rest ’ from such a massive intrusion , and the walk has never been held since . |
| 6 | They both needed time to themselves . |
| 7 | The solution — Polaris — took time to be developed . |
| 8 | Changes in rules governing forms of organisation , though , took time to be implemented . |
| 9 | But it is possible that the details took time to be formulated . |
| 10 | But it is possible that the details took time to be formulated . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | this lad was , now he was , coming in the bar , he sat just as you come in the door and then he moved to that long thing where we sit , well I go at the bar and Jackie was sat there Jackie , I said time to be social , no I cos I laugh , I were laughing me head off me and he 's jabbering away move like that , his arms moving you know , then he sets off to sing , well , la , la and Johnny said shut up I know Johnny put his glass of beer on the next table to ours and sets off to see Mickey , then he stands up this lad sit down you , must have thought for his beer , I think he was like , I says to Jack I says er you want to put his trousers is all undone , you know sat and his trousers what and his jumper , so our Johnny went he said get that covered up and , but he pulled it down like that , and now he took 'em out he walked through the door and his trousers were falling down but |
| 13 | As Mr Sanderson was pouring the drinks Maggie had time to quickly glance about her . |
| 14 | In the evenings she and John had time to be together . |
| 15 | So that when you left er the mother had had time to , to get up she had n't had any bad nights . |
| 16 | Well , as kind as they had time to be . |
| 17 | The move brought his mouth much too close to hers , and he took advantage of that fact before she had time to even consider evasive action . |
| 18 | Like a raider , he had swooped on a series of nightclubs , probably before their owners even had time to fully appreciate what had hit them . |
| 19 | I ent got time to dally inside . ’ |
| 20 | Fiona sold time to people . |