Example sentences of "[prep] waste [noun] time " in BNC.
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1 | Her disappearance resulted in a boost to a flagging career , offers to pose for girlie magazines and a £2,300 fine for wasting police time . |
2 | Fairlie Arrow , 28 , who vanished in a publicity stunt to boost her career , was fined £2,300 plus £8,000 costs by a Queensland court for wasting police time . |
3 | I just hope she gets arrested herself for wasting police time . |
4 | AN aerobics teacher who turned up safe after a major search is to be prosecuted for wasting police time , a police spokesman said yesterday . |
5 | Offences such as wasting police time and perverting the course of justice could be considered , with the possibility of both being taken to court as drivers and letting the court decide . |
6 | She could face a charge of wasting police time — but action is unlikely because of her illness . |
7 | There seems little point in wasting research time on the incidence of old age abuse ; as with child abuse , it can lead to a kind of spurious precision , in which figures are cited which will not bear scrutiny for three main reasons . |
8 | By this time some of the areas have been treated , maximising contact time without wasting operators time . |