Example sentences of "[noun prp] had [det] time " in BNC.

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1 With entire responsibility for teaching and discipline , Hill had little time for original work ; but his edition ( 1816 ) of Artis Logicae Compendium by Henry Aldrich [ q.v. ] proved an acceptable university textbook , reaching a sixth edition in 1850 .
2 Kathleen had several times suppressed the thought that if they had telephoned to the doctor half a day earlier , Faith might .
3 Not that Bobby had much time for sea-bathing .
4 It looks as though Richard had some time ago given up his insistence that Angoulême should be inherited by Vulgrin 's daughter Matilda .
5 The rabbits in front went fast and Hazel had little time to sniff about as he followed .
6 WHEN a rare lung infection ended Jim Henson 's life , his son Brian had little time for grief .
7 Cassie had little time to notice much , other than the magnificent hair and the brilliance of the gems , before the woman moved out of sight .
8 Medicine was riddled with superstition and ignorance and Hahnemann had little time for blood-letting , either by venesection or the application of leeches ; the violent purges with emetics and enemas , aimed at ridding the body of the disease-producing influences ; and the host of concoctions of various substances , many of which , such as arsenic or mercury , were highly toxic .
9 Boyle was one of the few Tories for whom Crosland had any time .
10 But Lisa had less time for her , and was meeting new people , refining a way of living that even a year ago she would have claimed to despise .
11 If only she and Michael had more time together , time for her feelings to rise close enough to the surface for her to be sure of what they were .
12 Jasper had several times mentioned Muriel , and this could have given Alice a clue , if her dislike of Muriel did not always rise promptly in her , preventing her from hearing what she might have done .
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