Example sentences of "have [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1792 It being Represented to this Meeting that their is unlawful combinations and Meetings held by the Weavers in the Island , particularly in the Parish of Kilchoman , for the purpose of shortening or cutting off the usual measure called the Islay Ell , which has for time Immemorial been the Standard Measure given by the Weavers with every Species of their Manufacture , and for reducing the measure to the English yard , and for continueing the prices for the English yard as high as that for the Islay Ell |
| 2 | The nature and degree of insanity which will afford a defence to a criminal charge has from time to time been a matter of considerable discussion . |
| 3 | For my part I am not condemning , I am illustrating the fact that the Christian symbiosis between nature and humankind , expressed so well in the Bible , has from time to time been replaced by man 's domination of nature with disastrous consequences for both . |
| 4 | In common with all insurance companies , Legal & General has from time to time to adjust its premium terms to take into account the changing nature and frequency of household insurance claims . |
| 5 | Though small in size and numbers , Border has from time to time been good enough to thump the New Zealand All-Blacks and the British Lions at rugby , and to produce such cricketers as Peter Kirsten , Hylton Ackerman , Ken McEwan and the brothers Greig . |
| 6 | His nasogastric tube has from time to time to be removed or re-inserted . |
| 7 | The firm has from time to time various secondees both at the Listing Groups of the Stock Exchange and with the Panel . |
| 8 | The search for training which fits this description in the management of education is hindered in two ways : it has long been an area for tension between theorists and practitioners and it has from time to time been exposed to management models from fields where practice and purpose are very different from those of education . |
| 9 | A World Apart is , ‘ despite ’ its author 's socialism , a ‘ deeply religious book ’ , in which she has at times the sense of ‘ a man talking to God ’ . |
| 10 | In very recent years holy war has been fought between Iran and Iraq , and with a ruthlessness that has at times , with the use of chemical weapons for example , offended international codes of conduct . |
| 11 | In later Christian debate the history of the formation of the biblical canon has at times become a sensitive issue : were the books admitted to the church 's canon because they were self-authenticating , and a passive act of the community was to acknowledge their inherent authority ? |
| 12 | Douglas Hurd has proved a reassuring figure in a campaign that has at times seemed to lack confidence and direction . |
| 13 | No one knows how they got to be so diverse , though Dr Humphry Greenwood , of London 's Natural History Museum , has suggested that the water in Lake Victoria has at times been lower than now , with the fringes separated into pools . |
| 14 | Just as Israel at times has thwarted United States ' regional objectives , so also the PLO has at times thwarted the policies of Jordan and Syria ; Egypt has reneged on its commitment to the Soviet Union and a defeated Syria was able to destroy the Israeli-Lebanese Withdrawal Agreement virtually overnight . |
| 15 | This problem has become very apparent in recent months at Humberside , where the beacon ‘ HBR ’ on frequency 350.5 kHz has at times been almost unusable due to interference from the NDB ‘ LPL ’ at Liverpool on 349.5 kHz . |
| 16 | ‘ Charles has at times given the impression that he would prefer to renounce the throne in favour of his son . |
| 17 | The treatment of individual supporters has at times been shoddy and the club need to radically improve their attitude towards the paying customer . |
| 18 | Even if one is not concerned with broader issues of social policy , one has at times a sense of being overwhelmed by the sheer extent of the work that needs to be done to support very old people and their carers , often reinforced by personal anxiety about one 's own relatives . |
| 19 | ‘ Souness has inherited the biggest mess at Anfield that I can remember and in trying to get himself out of it he has at times become even more bogged down . |
| 20 | The example of our colleagues in the higher education sector has had a major , positive influence on the educational methods employed by nurse educators , even if the initial response to this has at times been guarded by the ‘ old school ’ establishment . |
| 21 | But his form , in an often disappointing side with a fragile back-up , has at times been exceptional and kept him top of the national averages . |
| 22 | Managers of the system have had a continuing battle for the funding and managerial autonomy required to run it , and the corporation 's survival has at times been in serious doubt . |
| 23 | But Stephen James , at his own quiet pace , has at times grated with encouragingly unruffled skill . |
| 24 | This enables easier adjustment to take place , although in practice the balance of payments has at times continued to pose problems for the UK economy . |
| 25 | The Royal Commissions and official committees of inquiry have maintained a reticence on such matters that has at times made their recommendations Appear naïve — as if one could consider the reorganisation of Political institutions in isolation from politics ! |
| 26 | His legendary reputation in the Muslim world as the liberator of Jerusalem has at times obscured the fact that he was an ambitious , skilful and experienced statesman . |
| 27 | The response of the public has at times been staggering . |
| 28 | Clearly , for example , Althusserian structuralism has at times a quite tangible functionalist flavour , especially in its account of the reproduction of capitalist relations of production . |
| 29 | The distinction between natural and non-natural user has at times been confused with the distinction between things naturally on the land and things artificially there . |
| 30 | Official monthly statistics , based upon those claiming social security benefits , suggest that women 's unemployment has at times risen at a much faster rate than men 's , although the absolute and percentage numbers for men remain higher . |