Example sentences of "time [prep] them [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it was time for them to go , she rolled up the carpet full of soil and put it in her bedroom . |
| 2 | When Loc , with another worried glance in Jacques Devraux 's direction , insisted it was time for them to go to bed , Paul galloped across the clearing with little Hoc on his shoulders and dumped the boy squealing with laughter on his sleeping mat . |
| 3 | But it 'll take quite a long time for them to go though . |
| 4 | Soon it will be time for them to do it again . |
| 5 | wait a bit , and they said so , they looked at it and said we 'd have to take it back in a few days time for them to do , they could n't do it there and then . |
| 6 | There is no evidence of when the committal order was drawn up , although Mrs. Butler 's solicitors were assured that this would happen in sufficient time for them to receive copies by fax later that afternoon . |
| 7 | And annual ; by the time they 've got themselves together it will be practically time for them to disperse . |
| 8 | It was time for them to put their houses in order , ‘ and for the Home Secretary to insist they do ’ . |
| 9 | Another option would be for her to negotiate some ‘ good quality ’ time for them to spend together , when they give each other the best of their attention . |
| 10 | There would therefore be ample time for them to deploy their mobile radiation monitoring teams , for the police to tour the area , knocking on doors and warning people living nearby , for the protective potassium iodate pills to be issued and for a decision to be made on whether the public should stay indoors until the cloud had passed — or evacuate to a safer place . |
| 11 | Once food has cooled to 5°C or colder , if any food poisoning bacteria are present most will grow only very slowly and it would take a long time for them to reach large enough numbers to cause a problem . |
| 12 | By Sunday evening , when it was time for them to leave and the three of them were piling into the Bentley , what she felt inside her , by any definition , was far more than simply sexual excitement . |
| 13 | When Iris announced that it was time for them to return , Jack insisted on walking them back . |
| 14 | But , even when people have had spells of very bad illness , they may still live for many years and there will be time for them to make good plans for their children . |
| 15 | But it 's like pouring kettles of hot water into a cold bath it takes a long time for them to make an impression . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ With a glut of farming properties on the market in parts of south west England at drastically reduced prices , now is the time for them to buy , ’ Dai Jenkin says . |
| 17 | And she said er well it does take time for them to dry out does n't it , she said ? |
| 18 | When they were not , they switched to cockles ( although it took some time for them to learn the technique of shell penetration ) . |
| 19 | I have faxed my protest to the board , there 's still time for them to change their mind . |
| 20 | Allow plenty of time for them to find out what they do not know and summarize to bring together the strands of the discussion to a point where you both understand the proposed action . |
| 21 | Time for them to write their diary . |
| 22 | Tradition maintains that many of the Campbells warned Macdonalds in time for them to escape but it can not be denied that on that winter morning in Glencoe many of the Clan Campbell plumbed the depths of treachery and horror . |
| 23 | We will want to give adequate time to them to share their experiences and insights . |