Example sentences of "him time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was what Pound found out the hard way , when the recurrent occasions of The Cantes compelled him time and again , not infrequently , to go against the precepts that he had promulgated himself when he was the fugleman for imagism and vorticism — for instance ( and it is only the most obvious instance ) , the prohibition against archaic diction . |
| 2 | Scanlon 's successor as President of the Engineers ' Union , Terry Duffy , was , in fact , a strongly right-wing figure anxious to reach an accommodation with the government , but naturally it would take him time to build up his authority . |
| 3 | Gachot then spun after running over some debris from the Patrese/Moreno incident and the subsequent tyre stop cost him time . |
| 4 | She excused herself hurriedly and left , returning with a great bustle to announce her coming , when she had given him time to compose himself . |
| 5 | All we have to do is : Give Him time , and listen to Him . |
| 6 | Instead he put in an extra spurt to create a stockpile , giving him time to throw some finished logs on to the smaller heap . |
| 7 | It was obvious that his enthusiasm never left him time to concentrate on eating . |
| 8 | This , it is thought , would have given him time to renegotiate exemption and pay only 40 per cent capital gains . |
| 9 | Re-stowing the rest of the sails gave him time to get the details straight in his head . |
| 10 | Be patient if he moves or speaks slowly : give him time and encourage him to express himself . |
| 11 | It was almost an hour 's drive , which gave him time to elaborate his philosophy . |
| 12 | As an ex-hurler , he preferred football , but Uncle Mick had dragged him time and time again to see his own beloved New York Giants . |
| 13 | It gave him time to think . |
| 14 | At least it gave him time to try and talk some sense into her . |
| 15 | ‘ Perhaps Michael did n't give him time , ’ Allen said . |
| 16 | ‘ I warned him time and again — he got sometimes so drunk they had tae carry him inside the cage — but what kin ye dae wie a man that wo n't listen ? ’ |
| 17 | She gave him the details , sparing him time , place , names . |
| 18 | He considers taking an early flight because it is the quickest , doubts whether it will give him time to prepare and settles for the quickest later flight ; he wants to be bothered with as few suitcases as possible , starts packing the biggest he has , finds the lock broken and chooses another . |
| 19 | Wegerle gave Rovers the lead in the 72nd minute when the Ipswich defence gave him time and space to drive home from the edge of the area . |
| 20 | But underneath all the tough-talking , cryptic statements and pipe-lighting that allows him time to carefully think out his replies , there is another Bill Morrison , a schoolboy at heart , who is happiest sitting in the stands at Lord 's or Twickenham swapping cricketing and rugby stories , who idolises sporting heroes like cricketers Denis Compton and Gary Sobers , four-minute miler Roger Bannister , and former rugby international Gerald Davies , and who is in a fever of excitement over the arrival of his new MG RV8 , a ‘ reincarnation of the old MGB ’ , only ‘ more powerful , more comfortable ( I hope ) and certainly more costly ’ . |
| 21 | Both jobs will give him time to ‘ catch up with this international chairmanship ’ . |
| 22 | He always arrives at his desk around 7.30am , giving him time to sign cheques and deal with some administration before the phones start ringing . |
| 23 | At the moment he 's under control , but I do n't want to give him time to try going over my head . ’ |
| 24 | To give him time to make his getaway he ties me up , blindfolds me , gags me and hides me in a cupboard . |
| 25 | If she had given him time he would have been able to show her passion , he knew , but it was hard for him to relax and act confidently after years of being cowed in a stern loveless household . |
| 26 | Where Hornblower 's cough is designed to give him time to avoid embarrassment or to get out of a tight corner , Septimus puts on his spectacles , which in fact he only needs for reading , when he needs time to think of a way out of a difficulty or the chance to seem more confident than he really is . |
| 27 | When the French refused his conditions , Henry decided on the war which his diplomacy had given him time to prepare . |
| 28 | " Ah , oui , " she said , politely , giving him time , " Italien . " |
| 29 | Once you let up , you will give him time to think , and he 'll realise how much money you 've lost him . |
| 30 | Give him time to look at the word . |