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Example sentences for "had time"

  • I only wish the fellow joy of all he had time to take.

  • I obeyed without a word, and with the less uneasiness as I had time to consider the situation.

  • The blow took effect before he had time to utter a cry, before he had time to move.

  • If any rascal were to insult my girl by so much as a look, he would find himself in the ditch with a sore back before he had time to cry 'Dieu merci!

  • Nothing would spoil at our house, we ate it before it had time to spoil.

  • Usually I was through with that little chore before he had time to cry.

  • In a fraction of a second, Clark had put away his drainer before he had time to stop the flow of water.

  • During the lean years, when I had time to work for the other fellow a little, I wasn't content to hoe or drive his tractor for a dollar a day.

  • He had time to take in the situation and to prepare his reply.

  • We were on our feet before we had time to think of anything, distracted by stupefying terror, ready to run away.

  • She walked away before I had time to say a word, leaving me as surprised as if I had witnessed a miracle and as troubled as if I had committed a crime.

  • Before either she or I had time to speak Harry had sprung to her side and grasped her arm.

  • Those in front leaped in the water, and others after them, until, almost before we had time to realize their purpose, hundreds of the hairy brutes were swimming with long, powerful strokes directly toward the ledge on which we stood.

  • Before we had time to set ourselves to stroke we were being towed as though we had been corks toward the opposite shore.

  • They came on me before I had time to get it.

  • His chief rummaging was to be done at Mr Walker's table; but before dinner he had time to call upon the magistrates' clerk, and ask a few questions as to the proceedings at the sitting from which Mr Crawley was committed.

  • As it happened, no one at first perceived him, and he had time to feel that after all he would have managed better if he had been announced in the usual way.

  • You go and look at her, and when you've had time to look at her, then I'll come!

  • He was so completely absorbed in his feeling for Anna, that he did not even think what o'clock it was, and whether he had time to go to Bryansky's.

  • And I should like you better still, if I had time," answered the eyes of the unknown girl.

  • When he had drunk his coffee, Levin rode back again to the mowing before Sergey Ivanovitch had had time to dress and come down to the dining room.

  • He went downstairs, but before he had time to leave his study he heard his wife's familiar footsteps running with reckless speed to him.

  • Newman hesitated a moment before he obeyed her summons, during this moment he had time to curse his stupidity for letting the others escape him.

  • As the length of the immense room lay between them he had time to look at her before they met in the middle of it.

  • He had time, while he waited, to wonder whether Bellegarde had seen his sister since the evening before, and whether in this case he had spoken to her of their talk.

  • Before I had time to answer he asked me how long I had been in the country.

  • I wish I had time to go to evening school, at least, as you did.

  • And before I had time to say anything she shook my hand and was gone.

  • Buyers would call at my rookery of a shop before I had time to seek an interview with them.

  • We do not know whether it was ever printed; nor indeed have we had time to make any researches into its history or merits.

  • A minute examination of his works, if we had time to make such an examination, would fully bear out these remarks.

  • Mr. Burney at once obtained as many pupils of the most respectable description as he had time to attend, and was thus enabled to support his family, modestly indeed, and frugally, but in comfort and independence.

  • Now, the master never locked his door, so the key of that room turned rusty in the lock, and before I had time to think more than that I was out of bed and in my dressing-gown, creeping along the passage.

  • I knew who it was afore I had time to stir a foot to go across the kitchen and open the door to her.

  • Before I had time to digest that there came the second epistle, with yours inside.

  • Before I had time to answer, Brasher went droning on: "Our friend here tells me that you say this pipe is haunted.

  • How heartily I laughed, when I had time to think!

  • He received me very well, and promised to do all he could as soon as he had time, as Lord Halifax had told him all about it.

  • I supped at Silvia's, and as the evening was quieter than the night before, I had time to congratulate myself on all the friendship they shewed me.

  • Before I had time to make any objection, she ran down to fetch Farsetti, who was waiting in the courtyard, and made him come up and hear what I had just told her.

  • Before re-entering the room, I had time to dry my tears, but my eyelids were still red.

  • Before I had time to get an answer, however, the door was burst open by the housemaid.

  • If I had time, I would make a sketch of you.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "had time" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    each article; had all; had arrived; had called; had expected; had formerly; had found; had gone; had got; had happened; had learnt; had little; had lost; had made; had never been able; had never seen her; had not been able; had nothing; had promised; had resolved; had sent; had something; had succeeded; had the good fortune; had won; suffer from