Example sentences of "[art] waste [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first he found the increase of activity made him feel healthier , but soon the exhaustion of travelling — and the waste of time involved — began to affect him . |
| 2 | It did not , however , wipe out the waste of time and effort caused by her foolish decision to lie . |
| 3 | Nurse prescribing will save the waste of time that he has described when district nurses have to go backwards and forwards to doctors , and will allow them to give their time to more beneficial activities , rather than wasting petrol on such journeys . |
| 4 | He states that it is not necessary to use vinegar or mild acetic acid to neutralise the reaction , as it is a waste of time to apply a mild acid on top of a stronger acid . |
| 5 | Some years ago the teachers of one language pronounced themselves satisfied that at the end of a year the students of it had the capacity for literary reading ; the equally competent and concerned teachers of another language were convinced that their students had achieved no such capacity , and that the process was rather a waste of time . |
| 6 | This held true even in marriage ( a man who loved his wife too passionately was an adulterer , said St Jerome , who was not a man you 'd invite to parties ) ; and rampant millenarianism encouraged the tendency , since if you think that the end of the world , no , this world , is imminent , then procreation must seem something of a waste of time , and preparing your soul for Judgement Day will be pushed up your list of priorities . |
| 7 | All other things which are done instead of talking are a waste of time , are being used as excuses to delay the whole process , and will bear no fruit whatsoever , except the killing which is going on every day … |
| 8 | It could be , of course , that these are the only people interested in the arts and it is a waste of time trying to increase the proportion of the modern equivalent of the footman of nice morality . |
| 9 | It 's a waste of time . |
| 10 | Although young bands can find the established people in Music Week , they are probably a waste of time . |
| 11 | It is an amazing sight , the more so for being a waste of time . |
| 12 | A small cairn is the only evidence , making passports a waste of time . |
| 13 | What a waste of time . |
| 14 | I lie still hoping that I will be able to fall back to sleep , but knowing it is a waste of time . |
| 15 | It 's all a waste of time . |
| 16 | I think those things , and group meetings and crêches , are completely boring and a waste of time . |
| 17 | McLeish decided it would be a waste of time to suggest that it would have hardly been reasonable for Angela Morgan to expect to inherit a quick fortune from a man of sixty-two . |
| 18 | To have pursued the cases more vigorously , says Edwin Miller , the district attorney , would have been ‘ a waste of time ’ . |
| 19 | He thinks it is a waste of time for foreigners to try to help change things in Central America . |
| 20 | Most British youngsters feel it is a waste of time , and only 35% of 17-year-olds are still in full-time study . |
| 21 | Mr Jencks concludes that to search for a comprehensive policy to tackle the underclass is a waste of time ; different policies are needed for different problems that may be only loosely related . |
| 22 | Yes , this is me with the Geiger counter looking for radioactive traces on the moor , nothing much actually , so in the end it was a bit of a waste of time ’ ) . |
| 23 | ‘ I think it 's a waste of time growing vegetables such as sprouts and cabbages that take a long time to grow and are cheap in the shops , but I enjoy growing beans , carrots and marrows . |
| 24 | Perhaps any attempt to sneak out would be a waste of time . |
| 25 | Clement of Alexandria 's principal achievement was his trilogy : ( 1 ) an Exhortation to conversion ( Protreptikos ) , in the style of ancient homilies commending the study of philosophy to men of affairs inclined to think it a waste of time ; ( 2 ) the Paidagogos or Tutor , providing a guide to ethics and etiquette , which is a major source for social history of the age ; ( 3 ) Stromateis , or Miscellanies , a deliberately rambling work , constantly changing the subject , but from which the discerning reader can reconstruct a remarkable , carefully thought out system . |
| 26 | Even Owen , adventurer as he was , thought the codes a bit of a waste of time . |
| 27 | It is a waste of time to debate issues which are already settled . |
| 28 | ‘ It would be too expensive and a waste of time , ’ he said . |
| 29 | ‘ If you have an aim for your children , I think it is a waste of time to just let them dilly-dally with any old person . |
| 30 | It would be a waste of time , much too expensive . |