Example sentences of "[vb past] more time " in BNC.
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| 31 | In classrooms where there were two adults , children were generally less distracted and spent more time working than in classrooms where there was only one . |
| 32 | He spent more time on the Vibrancy at Mandru than he ever had in Por Tanssie . |
| 33 | I realized that Hindley did not care what conditions he lived in , and Joseph clearly spent more time praying than cleaning . |
| 34 | Not only were the staffing ratios higher in community-based services but the observation data also suggests that the staff were ‘ delivered ’ , in that they actually spent more time physically in the presence of clients ( staff were present in 91 per cent of observations in the houses and 86 per cent in the three ‘ campus ’ houses compared with 74 per cent in the hospital settings ) . |
| 35 | Fortunately , we spent more time mountaineering than sailing . |
| 36 | I am on record as having said that on many occasions in the House — If the hon. Member for West Bromwich , East spent more time listening and less time intervening from a sedentary position , he might hear what Conservative Members have to say , some of which is not entirely contradictory to what he wants . |
| 37 | Soon Gabrielle learned to leave him alone in his despair , and he spent more time playing darts and billiards at a Battersea pub . |
| 38 | Since the Congress Kingdom of Poland was only one of a number of outlying parts of the empire which required his attention , and since he could hardly afford a forward policy in western Europe or the Balkans until his own peripheries were fully integrated into the imperial structure , he spent more time in the 1830s and 1840s on his own non-Russian subjects than on dealings with foreigners . |
| 39 | The apes fed on a wide range of foods at all times of the year , but when fruit was scarce , they spent more time travelling and turned to less nutritious plant materials as well . |
| 40 | Afterwards she spent more time than usual on her appearance , determined that from now on she would stop behaving like some Victorian miss with the vapours . |
| 41 | Rangers ' Stuart McCall spent more time on the ball than all of Hibs ' midfield put together and never wasted a moment , either . |
| 42 | And Clinton spent more time than many previous Presidential candidates courting the Irish vote . |
| 43 | One regular was just thankful there was someone who spent more time in the pub than him . |
| 44 | THE simultaneous publication by national newspapers of a common code of practice and declaration of principles was postponed last night after the chairman and editors of Express Newspapers decided that they needed more time to examine the proposals . |
| 45 | To solve crimes , the police needed more time — not on the beat , but in their own cells . |
| 46 | There were more interruptions as he explained that Britain needed more time to ratify the treaty . |
| 47 | My mind , my inner eye needed more time . |
| 48 | It became clear that we needed more time and more study before we could support both Conrad 's ( 1979 ) and Meadow 's ( 1980 ) conclusions that deaf children need the early support of speech-based signing . |
| 49 | He felt that Balbinder needed to work slowly and not be pushed — he needed more time and specific help to speak in sentences . |
| 50 | At the end of my five laps , I wheedled and wangled for another session , saying that the photographer needed more time to get his shots . |
| 51 | She needed more time — time to think , time to weigh up the consequences . |
| 52 | Officially he had recovered nicely from the shock of his experience , but his sister thought he needed more time : she was mothering him . |
| 53 | He thought that the Businesses needed more time to work together and get a grip of their markets . |
| 54 | They needed bricks , they told him ; and some needed more time to pay . |
| 55 | Lacking political support , Collor turned to the courts to question the legality of the impeachment process while claiming that he needed more time to prepare his defence against the corruption charges . |
| 56 | The government needed more time to study the proposals , Trippier insisted . |
| 57 | She wanted to explain that they needed more time but of course there was n't more time , not immediate time . |
| 58 | More spare time , it was discovered , meant more time spent watching TV , the chief leisure activity for all classes . |
| 59 | I took more time off than usual after the World Championships , feeling that I needed a break . |
| 60 | Aye and took more time . |