Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [adj] time [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next night , Captain Edward ( Ted ) Parsons RE and his paddler , Leading Seaman Irvine , prepared to land , Ted Parsons taking a ducking as he tried the first time to board the canoe in a nasty swell . |
| 2 | cos if you , they say the best time to buy a pair of shoes is at night when your sh when your feet are really swollen . |
| 3 | The lullabies and other songs are continued to soothe children , especially when they are in a bad mood ; but this age is considered the best time to teach the children how to use their hands in various spheres of tribal activities . |
| 4 | The Chairman must also be able to relieve tension between members and sense the best time to bring the debate to a close . |
| 5 | The parents of the 33 children who had not recovered were interviewed a second time to answer the question whether the constipation/soiling problems had persisted or recurred , because we were not able to determine this from the initial questionnaire . |
| 6 | They 've had a long time to crack a lot of these problems pardon |
| 7 | He was prepared to wait a long time to gain the king 's good will , and meanwhile to support the king in his enterprises . |
| 8 | In February 1989 the proposed new terms and conditions were outlined by letter to staff and , after subsequent fruitless negotiations with the unions , in April 1989 a notice was sent informing the employees that the changes would be discussed with them , that they would be given a reasonable time to consider the new contracts and that they would be dismissed if they did not accept them . |
| 9 | This selects the case which takes the shortest time to generate the income needed to pay back the total investment in the project . |
| 10 | This selects the case which takes the shortest time to generate the income needed to pay back the total investment in the project . |
| 11 | The second — Mr Lawson 's line -that demand is indeed slowing down , but that it takes a long time to affect the balance of payments . |
| 12 | It takes a long time to visit every house in the neighbourhood — and enjoy some hospitality while one is there . ’ |
| 13 | Bernie Ecclestone , however , feels guardedly optimistic , ‘ It always takes a long time to get an F1 race up and running in the US , ’ he said . |
| 14 | It is not fair to expect your local delicatessen to do it for you as it takes a long time to slice the whole ham and Parma must be cut thinly . |
| 15 | Also the fragility of the grammar — there are a number of features that are not covered by the grammar and it often takes a long time to reject the sentence . |
| 16 | Certainly in this study it was clear that there were farmers who did not have the necessary time to do the job fully . |
| 17 | It does take a little time to right a market that has got so badly out of step . ’ |
| 18 | But it will take a long time to change the Romanian attitude . |
| 19 | Even when peace is restored , it will take a long time to get the parks operating normally again . |
| 20 | As it can take a considerable time to effect the transfer of overseas funds to the University accounts , you are strongly advised to make arrangements well in advance . |
| 21 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
| 22 | Ronny replaces Swindon-striker Fjortoft for the game tonight — Ronny must have done well in the training sessions ( coach Olsen really put some value on how the players perform in training before the games ) and Fjortoft which has been even worse for Swindon than Deano for us might have a hard time to get the attacker place back ( Fjortoft 0 — Deano 3 — Cole 10 is n't it ? ) . |
| 23 | As the bell rang a third time to indicate the beginning of lessons , the girls moved into four groups around four tables , and the teachers came into the room to start the Bible class . |
| 24 | Although it has tended during its fairly-long aquarium history to virtually disappear from time to time , it is currently fairly commonly available , so this seems a good time to take a detailed look at this fish and its requirements . |
| 25 | It is worth spending a little time to ponder the significance of this . |
| 26 | With the announcement that Michael Checkland is to step down early from his post as Director General of the BBC , it seems an appropriate time to compile a similar list of ‘ ins ’ and ‘ outs ’ relating to the new BBC regime which will come in under John Birt . |
| 27 | It is a matter of experience to judge the best time to remove a peel , but flicking the edge upwards immediately releases the peel slightly when ready , producing a diagnostic ‘ dry ’ sound . |
| 28 | We are able to identify absentees and use the extra time to tackle the problem ’ |
| 29 | We are able to identify absentees immediately and use the extra time to tackle the problem with academic counselling . |
| 30 | The other group ( the " Explanation " group ) took the same time to cover the same materials . |