Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Running in a clump through a crowded station , like the Bash Street Kids , keeping perfect time with chant and clap . |
| 2 | The reason why we consider it important to have a specialist day care centre for sufferers of dementia is because of the following areas which can cause tremendous problems in a " NORMAL " situation but the specialist unit will be trained to respond in a very positive way : a Mood changes b Individual capabilities c Higher level of care required for the moderate to severely demented clients d Creates a greater depth of security through familiarity and able to get to know the client e Positive attitudes towards dementia f Clients with a severe dementia may require 2 carers g Greater stimulation in the appropriate surroundings creates greater awareness in the home environment h A place where the clients can be " NORMAL " i Helps reduce the possibility of the clients becoming apathetic Time to spend with a group and work at their own pace k Not creating a ghetto but creating a positive environment where they can get the most out of their lives — improve their quality of life I Gives them confidence m On-going deterioration can be catered for , eg feeding , toileting and many other problems The specialist day care centre is only a part of a flexible range of services available to dementia sufferers in the community . |
| 3 | Determination alone does not get you through life , and these were becoming hard times for me . |
| 4 | Nothing unusual — clocks behaving as before , keeping good time and continuing to emit their light beams . |
| 5 | These histories may be pictured as being like the surface of the earth , with the distance from the North Pole representing imaginary time and the size of a circle of constant distance from the North Pole representing the spatial size of the universe . |
| 6 | The project is first laid out on a time base and the job completion dates transferred to the horizontal scale representing planned time . |
| 7 | The project is first laid out on a time base and the job completion dates transferred to the horizontal scale representing planned time . |
| 8 | The grants will contribute towards the cost of financing extra time spent helping people with special needs to sustain their tenancy . |
| 9 | Temporal distance is encoded by the past tense , reflecting content time , which is separate from coding time . |
| 10 | An AA Roadwatch spokesman warned of ‘ bedlam ’ on all main routes into London and advised travellers to help themselves by allowing extra time for journeys and sharing cars if possible . |
| 11 | It should quickly pay for itself by saving computational time , increasing accuracy and reducing parts costs by minimising expenditure on E48 or E96 parts where cheaper E24 values will do . |
| 12 | It was a day for remembering old times and old friends . |
| 13 | ‘ But , Cara — ’ Fabia started to get desperate , well remembering countless times when Cara had some notion stuck in her head and how there was no changing it ‘ — ca n't you get one of your colleagues at the office to keep the appointment for you ? |
| 14 | Sometimes an extremely simple technique is sufficient — for example Coveney ( 1986 ) reports that he obtained enough data to allow him to study quantitatively different ways of expressing future time in the French verb , simply by asking speakers about their plans for the future . |
| 15 | At Foxton , the side ponds allow refilling immediately after down traffic has lowered the water level , saving valuable time . |
| 16 | Spacing , tabs , margins , typefaces , type sizes and print options need only be set once if a template file is used , saving valuable time and ensuring conformity . |
| 17 | ‘ He was n't , but I told him that Sean 'n' Michael was havin' hard times and had to draw in the reins a bit . |
| 18 | The application of such legal rules as those concerned with implied terms and frustration will often be uncertain , creating scope for disputes as to the extent of the parties ' rights and liabilities , costing valuable time and money . |
| 19 | So I can concentrate on smoking full time . ’ |
| 20 | Back in 1978 the Department of Health and Social Security brought together clinicians , statisticians , health service researchers , economists , and civil servants for a similar seminar addressing waiting times for hospital treatment . |
| 21 | Johnny half-shouted in exasperation , ‘ yer wastin' valuable time ! |
| 22 | If , therefore , the King had turned to Henderson after MacDonald had proffered his resignation , or had sought the views of Labour Privy Counsellors as suggested by Herbert Morrison , he could have been accused of wasting valuable time . |
| 23 | At least we wo n't dally — no humming and hawing — no referring the matter to superiors and wasting valuable time . |
| 24 | According to research conducted both by Daryl Foster , the Kent coach and Jim Davies , the Essex physiotherapist , the flogging begins in a fast bowler 's mid-teens , when the bones are still forming , and continues unabated , the present county structure permitting scant time for recovery from the thump and grind . |
| 25 | When diving , the unit displays present and maximum depth , elapsed time , remaining no-decompression time , ascent rate and water temperature . |
| 26 | But any hopes they had of forcing extra time ended when Andy Comyn shot wide with the goal at his mercy . |
| 27 | Well she , like I say next year , if they 're not paying double time she 's gon na get no one to work is she ? |
| 28 | In 1967 he concentrated on car racing full time . |
| 29 | If the everyday , as Lefebvre defines it , is ‘ whatever remains after one has eliminated all specialized activity ’ , then it is important to acknowledge television as most characteristically a part of the everyday ( an everyday which , Lefebvre argues , is a historically limited phenomenon ) , characteristically occupying everyday time and only on ‘ special ’ occasions occupying ‘ special ’ time set aside for it and it alone . |
| 30 | Er I think we should also assume that the regional er budgetholders will not make a contribution to any costs we might incur cos I do n't think any budget they 'll have will be intended to cater for er you know , paying people 's wages for them getting unpaid time off . |