Example sentences of "time for his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's time for his check up , ’ she said , going up to the Bookman 's cage . |
| 2 | ‘ What are you drinking ? ’ he asked , going on to apologise that he would have to leave them shortly since it would be time for his surgery . |
| 3 | A touch of restraint on his horse 's reins to reduce its gallop and an extravagant sign of the cross were the best amends he could make this time for his inability to comply . |
| 4 | But in a house in the heart of the Woodfield Estate there was no whistling as a man searched the streets for the fourth time for his child , then finally , belatedly , picked up a telephone and rang the police . |
| 5 | Berowne 's only explanation had been that he felt it was time for his life to take a new direction . |
| 6 | I would stay on in Al Ain , making my own way to London in time for his return . |
| 7 | There were love stories — among them the lovely tale of how Rebekah 's father tricked Jacob into doing double time for his daughter . |
| 8 | All a waste of time for his daughter , poor Bloody Mary , lost it to the French and died of a broken heart . |
| 9 | He 's waited an awful lomg time for his chance , and it seems the fans love Rocky . |
| 10 | Paisley was back in prison , this time for his part in the Armagh demonstrations , but that did not stop him characterizing the Cameron Commission as a betrayal of the Ulster people to the rebels . |
| 11 | For all his enjoyment of the work and the companionship of his team the lad was not sorry when the ground covered , about half an acre , showed that it was time for his midday snack . |
| 12 | He had no spare time for anything else , and laments the fact that he had so very little time for his studies . |
| 13 | The press gave him a hard time for his swing and his technique , but I love his attitude . |
| 14 | The aircraft was just about to touch down when the pilot found himself in unfamiliar surroundings and opened his throttle in time for his wheels to clear the cliff-edge at the end of the runway . |
| 15 | He had wakened at eleven thirty , only just in time for his lunchtime gig . |
| 16 | Kelly managed to turn her head in time for his kiss to miss its target on her lips . |
| 17 | No time for his fields and groves and his people . ’ |
| 18 | Unfortunately we managed to arrive only in time for his funeral . ’ |
| 19 | They waited a very long time for his answer . |
| 20 | Joe was in good form , though the time for his retirement was drawing near , and he was already beginning to feel a bit lost and abandoned by people who once fawned on him . |
| 21 | I do n't know how he finds time for his politics |
| 22 | I do n't know how he finds time for his politics |
| 23 | Unfortunately he could not offer a time for his visit . |
| 24 | He 'd get to the back door in time for his morning cup of tea and a warm by the kitchen range . |
| 25 | Now he will have more time for his hobbies of hiking , photography and writing books on archaelogy |
| 26 | He arrived on time for his appointment and he was not kept waiting ; the receptionist introduced him at once . |
| 27 | There was once a king who decided that it was time for his son to marry . |
| 28 | Peter Banning ( Robin Williams ) is an American attorney turned corporate pirate , who wo n't find time for his children ( Charlie Korsmo and Amber Scott ) and sees no irony in accusing them of childishness . |
| 29 | Roger Fenton was immensely well known in his time for his landscapes and still lifes . |
| 30 | Roger Fenton was immensely well known in his time for his landscapes and still lifes . |