Example sentences of "[vb pp] time on " in BNC.
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1 | It 's got time on its side , time and science . |
2 | Her self-discipline and game went to pieces , and she was stunned when Martina , disturbed at Pam 's fragile mental state , eventually called time on their long-standing doubles partnership . |
3 | Those who have spent time on the big metropolitan councils seem to feel it most acutely . |
4 | Patrick Kelly , whom Dan would look on as an ill-educated lout , had actually spent time on her enjoyment . |
5 | Since joining the company in 1977 as Cargo Planning Assistant , he has held several positions within the company and has spent time on secondments in South Africa and Dubai . |
6 | Fawns ( 34 ) has spent time on the East Enders and Blind Date sets as part of an interior and television set design course at Telford College , but she was impressed after seeing a programme going out live . |
7 | I speak as an hon. Member who has served time on four such Bills during the four years that I have been in the House — the City of London ( Various Powers ) Bill , the Tees and Hartlepool Port Authority Bill , and the London Underground Bills Nos. 1 and 2 . |
8 | Dinah asked ; she had not wasted time on introductions ; these people knew perfectly well who she was , and she knew them . |
9 | SOCCER chiefs have blown time on a Sunday afternoon league — because so many players turned up drunk after lunch-time pub sessions . |
10 | CODEFAM has been given time on the church radio station and thus has the opportunity to denounce human rights violations daily : |