Example sentences of "[coord] [vb mod] [verb] [art] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | This latter would be handed a bus pass and a deck chair , and could pass the time wondering to their hearts ' content why the hell they were there . |
| 2 | Just the way you once wished it could when you were regretting the good old days when a man could keep his unsuitable mistress hidden away , knowing she 'd be there waiting upon his pleasure , whenever he felt the urge and could spare the time to see her . |
| 3 | Mr Reynalde played the piano in the intermissions and could remember a time before the war when there was a proper orchestra in the pit . |
| 4 | There would be those who drifted in and would use the time to make up their minds . |
| 5 | The High Court has rules that life prisoners who are sent to mental hospitals are still serving their sentences and can count the time they serve in hospital towards their parole . |