Example sentences of "i had time " in BNC.
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| 1 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |
| 2 | I gave thanks that I had time and energy to simply enjoy and absorb . |
| 3 | I had time to enquire about Taff . |
| 4 | ‘ The decision to do so was one of the hardest I have ever made : but now that I am committed ( by dint of posting the letter before I had time to change my mind ) I began to be afraid of opposite extremes — afraid that I am merely indulging in an orgy of egoism . ’ |
| 5 | Again I had time to find a garage that had opened early and had a welder . |
| 6 | If I had time I would like to make a collection of the many stories there are about great conductors because I think there is much to be learnt from them . |
| 7 | As it happened , the lecture ended earlier than I had expected , so I had time to waste . ’ |
| 8 | He now ate what I cooked , and went for a drive when I had time . |
| 9 | ‘ I am going to cry , ’ I thought , and I went quickly to my seat in the church before I had time to do so . |
| 10 | I said , before I had time to think about it , ‘ Dream ? ’ |
| 11 | Before I had time to change my mind , we were surrounded by howling , vicious young thugs , armed with belts , sticks and stones . |
| 12 | ‘ In school when I had time to kill . ’ |
| 13 | It was being swept off my feet as soon as I opened the door and having my clothes removed before I had time to make coffee . |
| 14 | Without the telly , the pub , and most gay social life , I had time to read and study . |
| 15 | I had time to think about where I was going and what I had become . |
| 16 | ‘ I had time in the wilderness when my form was not good and that taught me a few lessons . |
| 17 | Before I had time to ask about Purvis , he explained , ‘ My sandwiches for breakfast . |
| 18 | I had time to eat my shepherd 's pie and tell my table about meeting Old Red before she appeared and apologized to us all for being late . |
| 19 | I had time to seminarise Mrs Dyer on the lesser masterpieces of Norman Wisdom before skipping to my room , whistling like one struck by sudden nocturnal inspiration . |
| 20 | And then I had time to think . |
| 21 | I had time to scrutinize the benches occupied by beggars and their bundles , and to watch the children playing in the little squares bounded by green iron railings , to envy gross matrons and their lap-dogs trotting between the pâtissière and the charcuterie … women in aprons washing the pavements , standing back to let pedestrians pass . |
| 22 | and before I had time |
| 23 | Aunt Branwell could teach them , and I could help when I had time . |
| 24 | I had time to feel bony legs clamp under my buttocks , then down I went without even a scream . |
| 25 | But sometimes , when I had time to spare , I used to look for a bargain in the Mercato della Ghiaia , the Gravel Market , which still exists today . |
| 26 | The rush was over by then , so I had time to listen to him telling me how bored he had been with the monotonous life in Parma . |
| 27 | I had time to establish a routine . |
| 28 | ‘ I was saving it until I had time , ’ Merrill retorted , stung by this apparent criticism of her work . |
| 29 | ’ Hah , man , I nearly fooled ye ! ’ he said with glee , thrusting a bottle wrapped in brown paper into my hand before I had time to take stock . |
| 30 | I wish that I had time to go into the matter in more detail , because the proposals in the Bill are seriously flawed . |