Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] the time " in BNC.
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1 | People often asked me the time just to hear my voice so they could proclaim my gender to their friends . |
2 | Ward stirred and asked me the time in a voice heavy with sleep . |
3 | ‘ The wizard said that the little man had some sort of golden disc that told him the time , ’ said the Weasel . |
4 | Retirement allowed him the time to pursue his botanical interest , often in company with his children and grandchildren , between whom and Evan the devotion was mutual . |
5 | He wished he knew what the time was . |
6 | He wondered whether he dared ring Victoria or Emma , but when he saw what the time was , he knew he could not . |
7 | She gave everyone the time and space they needed , all of creation was welcome to the oasis of her home . |
8 | At your first court , you got a ticket when you arrived from one of the men , gave you the time you got to the court . |
9 | The comments and questions with which Ace and Daak interrupted the Professor 's story did n't annoy Defries : she found that the breaks gave her the time she needed to stretch her credulity . |
10 | That gave Webb an easy catch and it gave him the time to see that Bath would have a man over if he ran the ball to the left . |
11 | Chris Renninson set Hibberd away down the right and his excellent control took him past two defenders and gave him the time and space to send over a pinpoint cross to O'Shea , who rose unchallenged to head home from close range . |
12 | This business gave him the time and money to pursue his hobby of microscopy to a highly professional level . |
13 | ‘ It gave us the time we needed to get in here . ’ |
14 | He wondered what the time was . |