Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I never miss Midnight Mass at St Martin's-in-the-Field , ’ Oscar told him , ‘ so I 'd appreciate it greatly ii the meeting could be concluded quickly enough to allow me time to get there and find a pew with a good view . ’ |
| 2 | My own ‘ anthropological history ’ in this liminoid phase became extended over eight years , until 1974 , and not only gave me time to reflect on many of the controls we were required to impose , but also to consider the nature of the social harm these unworldly folk devils and ‘ drug fiends ’ were actually causing ; for established society has never really known how to handle the unworldly easily . |
| 3 | She did not give him time to finish . |
| 4 | I would birch them like they do on the Isle of Man , and not give them time off for good behaviour . |
| 5 | Just give him time . ’ |
| 6 | Just give us time . |
| 7 | Just give it time . |
| 8 | He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together ; and waited , allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance . |
| 9 | He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together ; and walked , allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the distance . |
| 10 | Their busy day-to-day activities at the Commando Training Centre would not allow them time to get to know the locals . |
| 11 | Prior 's intellectual energies still left him time for his family and for a wide circle of friends , colleagues , and pupils . |
| 12 | The long weekend also gave me time to myself to rest and ponder on all that had gone and was to come . |
| 13 | She had n't really given him time to explain , just looked at that horrible creature prancing about in the hall all sexed up , and assumed the worst . |
| 14 | I said , ‘ Fine , ’ as we were going to listen to Phantom and that would just about give us time . |
| 15 | ‘ That just about gives me time to make myself look presentable . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ He played tennis on a high level for two and half hours , and did n't give me time to breathe , and that caught me by surprise a little bit , ’ said Boris Becker , his prize scalp , after the German had lost . |
| 17 | You did n't give me time — ’ |
| 18 | Do n't give them time for the |
| 19 | ‘ Perhaps Michael did n't give him time , ’ Allen said . |
| 20 | Charles was prepared to contest the definition of ‘ God-given ’ under the circumstances , but Paul did n't give him time . |
| 21 | He did n't get that straight off and I did n't give him time to think about it . |
| 22 | Flavia said , ‘ I 'm getting confused , please give me time , let me sleep over it . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Those who tell you their careers come first and do n't leave them time for a family , are simply making an excuse . |
| 24 | ‘ Those who tell you their careers come first and do n't leave them time for a family , are simply making an excuse . |
| 25 | I was so relieved that I even gave them time to finish their ice creams . |
| 26 | The king would n't allow them time for a full consultation . |
| 27 | He wrote to his fellow-employees : ‘ It is unfortunate that business does n't allow us time to talk . |
| 28 | Even now I do n't account it time wasted . |
| 29 | They lay in bed in the morning , ‘ puzzled about how to fill me time in . ’ |
| 30 | but that was very difficult to organize because they , they never give us time and , and |