Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun] [adj] time [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Always give the caller ample time to explain the reason for the call . |
| 2 | Once in , the queue is moved on briskly , giving the visitors little time to tell their Vermeers from their Rubenses . |
| 3 | Withdrawal should be over an period of time to allow the Northern Irish time to establish a new form of government . |
| 4 | Whereas current strategy assumed that the USA would have as little as two weeks to reinforce NATO troops in the event of the Soviet Union mobilizing for an invasion of Europe , the new plan suggested that the future response time could be as long as two years , and that this would allow the USA ample time to bring reserve divisions up to full strength . |
| 5 | Acceleration is initiated at a position which gives the motor sufficient time to decelerate the load inertia , so that the target position is attained with a velocity below the start.stop rate . |