Example sentences of "given [adj] time " in BNC.

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1 John Marshall was given ample time to cross and Farrell redeemed himself with an unstoppable half volley .
2 One could then make a multiple stimulus-response drill where two stimuli are given each time , and you have to choose the appropriate verb form .
3 US officials admit that they knew about the coup plans as early as last Saturday , but say they were given little time to judge its chances of success or to plan any US involvement .
4 Napoleon , however , was given little time to enjoy his victory .
5 Given infinite time , or infinite opportunities , anything is possible .
6 The unseemly haste is dictated not merely by the Government 's electoral timetable , but by the fear that if the measure is given proper time for debate there will also be time for the real , but as yet nascent , concerns of Tory Back Benchers and their constituents to grow and mature .
7 The authors accept that the course may not have given adequate time to practical skills , but the participants ' inaccurate view of their own skills contributed to their lack of success .
8 You may have recollections of taking a long time to achieve competence in one particular skill , and wonder whether on returning you will be given adequate time to practise and revise .
9 It was given this time under the English title of the music , Children 's Corner , and de Valois insisted on the ballet 's being redesigned .
10 Another free kick has been given this time against big Mike Whitlow Lively start to the game and a lively start for the referee .
11 On Saturday he had been given some time off to visit his critically ill sister , 17-year-old Lillian , as she lay in hospital .
12 So there 's a period of six weeks when they 're given some time to settle in and after that period there 's a review date set where myself , the supervisor , the key worker , the client , the client 's social worker in the community and family or anybody close will be invited .
13 I hope I will , that we will have support in it on this issue and I do n't want to take up all the time but it is something that members do approach me in , and and others on the members ' services sub and I hope we have time Chairman to er give this report some consideration and let's say it 's a v , it 's a very important if you Chairman want any additionals to the recommendations , or if you say we 're going too far in the recommendations because those recommendations you have down in front of you will be forwarded on and you 're officers and your your your policies and resources they 've given some time on on this report and therefore on the bottom of page thirty one the motion to be moved says that the comments of the policy and resources committee and the recommendations of the joint working party and the internal management of the local authorities be noted for submission to the Association of County Councils as appropriate .
14 It is arguable that this is a practical necessity given limited time and resources , but it is also arguable that a discontinuity in teaching methods and learning experiences is likely to result .
15 The talent he has encouraged and given much time and effort to , includes the 1986 Club Champion , 20-year-old Simon Barrington who was twice Junior Champion ; Michael Orris , the Joint Course record holder and County Alliance player ; Guy Phillips , still 17 , the Junior Champion and Captain ( handicap 5 ) and who whilst competing in the Daily Express Ford qualifying round at Royal Mid-Surrey in 1986 played to level par and went on to play in the finals in Spain ) ; Henry Bareham , also handicap 5 , who played for English Schools and Graham Booth , the Thames Valley League Junior Champion .
16 With COSE being such a ‘ last orders ’ affair , they were n't given much time to consider it when they were asked for support , apparently by Sun Microsystems Inc .
17 COSE being such a last orders affair , they were n't given much time at the time they were asked , apparently by Sun Microsystems Inc .
18 ‘ However , I 'm afraid we 're not going to be given much time off until we 've sent the Huns back to Germany where they belong , with their tails between their legs . ’
19 There were all sorts of jokes about National Service and this was going to be one of them — the barracks filled with misfits who no more wanted to wear a khaki uniform than they felt like taking poison ( which some of them thought was what they were given three times a day in the cookhouse ) .
20 Not only are manual workers more threatened by unemployment than non-manual workers , but they are also given less time to find other employment .
21 So far , more than half of those taken on trial have been given full time jobs like Chris .
22 She 'd given more time to thinking about Lucy than anything else for months .
23 Principal contenders are rightly given more time than fringe candidates .
24 Murder police given more time to question husband
25 THE mercy death doctor has been given more time to consider his future .
26 The company may be given more time in which to submit its return under s 118(2) , TMA 1970 , but this must be agreed with the inspector .
27 To help this , she has insisted they be given more time to rehearse .
28 The team was delivered , I was away , given more time to concoct a preview and then with the bonus of having time to join some friends for a Speights .
29 He managed to connect all the moves except for the last in one push and doubtless would have succeeded given more time .
30 However , if hon. Members had been given more time to study these complicated regulations , more of them might have realised how adversely they affect some of their constituents and would have made it their business to be here .
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