Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some couples feel they enjoy intercourse more after abstaining during the fertile time . |
| 2 | The most recent research suggests that children who were breast fed have higher intelligence than those bottle-fed from birth , after allowing for the extra time breast-feeding mothers might spend with their babies or extra effort they might put into mothering . |
| 3 | José Napoleón Duarte , 64 , President of El Salvador in 1980-1982 and 1984-1989 , died on Feb. 23 after suffering for a long time from cancer . |
| 4 | The voyage took eight months , and after stopping for a short time in Malaysia , we arrived in the Gulf of Tongking . |
| 5 | Ann has n't done a lot of cooking for a long time though , have you really ? |
| 6 | That means that after years of scrimping and saving at Charlton Lawrence should enjoy the luxury of preparing for the big time with money to spend . |
| 7 | Social activities Provided that they do not stop you going to bed at the proper time , social activities are a very good way of adjusting to the new time zone , particularly if they enable you to spend time out-of-doors in natural daylight at the times recommended in Table 11.2 . |
| 8 | She even hummed along with the radio as she rattled down the motorway , something she had n't felt like doing in a long time . |
| 9 | In this case , a sequence of tasks ( possibly the complete analysis ) is presented to the machine which then detaches the job from the user 's control and queues it for running at a convenient time — perhaps overnight — the full results being returned to the user thereafter . |
| 10 | In many cases , following the advice , particularly with regard to sleep , will initially be against the ‘ natural ’ dictates of the body clock , but , as we have explained , obeying the body clock in this case will only prolong the difficulties in living with the new time zone . |
| 11 | I cycled over from Creeting at the usual time and when I started it were all right . |
| 12 | There was no evidence that Berowne had started his own meal — that in itself might be of some help in deciding on the approximate time of death — but he had apparently either cajoled Harry into the church with the promise of a meal or , more likely , had supplied an obvious and immediate need before he was ready for his own share of the supper . |
| 13 | Between the 14th day of September 1987 and the 8th day of January 1988 conspired together and with other persons to defraud such persons who had or might have had an interest in dealing in shares in Blue Arrow , or National Westminster Bank , or in dealing on the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index , namely : 2.1 By dishonestly concealing holdings of 19.39 per cent of the share capital of Blue Arrow ; 2.2 By falsely stating that all remaining shares not taken up in the rights issue by existing shareholders had been sold in the market ; 2.3 By falsely representing that 33,315,528 shares in Blue Arrow held by County NatWest Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.4 By falsely representing that 34,069,433 shares in Blue Arrow held by Phillips & Drew Securities were held for the purposes of market making ; 2.5 By dealing off market with Union Bank of Switzerland in 28,201,743 shares in Blue Arrow when by reason of their connection with that company they were knowingly in possession of un-published price sensitive information ; 2.6 By creating a false instrument , namely a letter of indemnity dated 5 October 1987 from Nicholas Wells on behalf of County NatWest to Union Bank Of Switzerland ; 2.7 By engaging in a course of conduct which created a false or misleading impression as to the market in the shares of Blue Arrow for the purpose of creating such an impression and thereby influencing persons who might deal in those shares ; 2.8 By purchasing and retaining 2,150 Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 share index put option contracts to cover a risk of £51,500,000 whilst concealing from the market the true position in relation to the rights issue and the subsequent placing of shares in Blue Arrow , where Blue Arrow and National Westminster Bank were both component parts of that index . |
| 14 | Because that 's the way you develop players , give them a chance of first-grade football and get them used to operating in the big time . |
| 15 | The two silent watchers dropped to the ground and stayed there without moving for a long time . |
| 16 | Not only are Arsenal losing , but they are failing to score — just one goal from seven games — and it 's beginning to have an effect on fans who have been accustomed to rolling with the good times . |
| 17 | Hambro Countrywide 's shares soared 7p to 36p on Hill 's bullish comments , boosting its market value by nearly 25% , as the stock market savoured the first piece of good news about housing for a long time . |
| 18 | Individuals may sometimes rent a stall on a ‘ one-off ’ basis , usually by waiting until a particular time ( eg 11.00 ) to see if the regular trader turns up . |
| 19 | When bought in large pieces , such hams may be further enhanced by baking for a short time in a hot oven with a glaze of either honey , ginger syrup , marmalade mixed with orange juice or fruit syrups . |