Example sentences of "[to-vb] [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Turning to the principal carer 's involvement with the dementia sufferer , it was easy to see the tremendous amount of time and energy expended by most of them . |
| 2 | Man 's discovery that he himself , like other living creatures , is born and dies must have led him intuitively to try to circumvent the relentless flux of time by seeking to perpetuate his own existence indefinitely . |
| 3 | For several seconds , his brain refused to function , resisting all his efforts to impose the reassuring certainties of time and place . |
| 4 | The fact that it aims to provide a systematic account of time use is what distinguishes it from the literary diary . |
| 5 | ‘ No , but I like to work a certain amount of time per day . |
| 6 | But to celebrate the unacknowledged commitment of time , talent and energy that some do make , Esquire and Principles Menswear have named these four men , ‘ Men of Principles ’ . |
| 7 | One of the simplest approaches is to fit a single polynomial in time . |
| 8 | You will increase the chances of your report being acted upon if you plan to invest a substantial amount of time , at least as much as in the writing stage , on promoting your report . |
| 9 | For there is evidently a growing shortage everywhere of people who are both musically qualified and prepared to invest a significant amount of time , energy and expertise in the Church 's music . |
| 10 | By collecting and analysing a large number of observations it is possible to deduce the average value of time savings to people with particular characteristics making particular types of journey . |
| 11 | I have to leave the clamouring Festival in time to help Mrs Kizza prepare lunch . |
| 12 | But , you must remember to leave the correct interval of time between each letter , which is one dash . |
| 13 | ‘ Look at the amount of playing and training the top rugby players do , ’ points out Barclay , who reckons that Scotland 's cricketers are now going to have to put the same amount of time and effort into their game to get to the top level . |
| 14 | Poetry 's ability to cast things in a kind of temporary order , to defy the destabilising effects of time , if only for a moment , will be a recurrent theme of this chapter . |
| 15 | The whips agree to give a certain amount of time for private members ' bills and private members ' motions , but they then encourage all their own backbenchers to ballot for these opportunities . |
| 16 | It was not disputed that teachers ought to be aware of the relation between educational success and failure and the language children being to school , or that some teachers need to give a good deal of time to the study of reading . |
| 17 | We hope that you enjoy some benefit from your NCT membership and that you might be prepared to give a little bit of time back to the branch occasionally . |
| 18 | We hope that you enjoy some benefit from your NCT membership and that you might be prepared to give a little bit of time back to the branch occasionally . |
| 19 | You will also find it valuable to allot a certain amount of time each day to evaluate your progress in order to see how you are doing , to study any problems you have encountered , to decide what you need to do next , and to plan how to go about it . |
| 20 | So he manages to dedicate an immense amount of time to people . |
| 21 | I have had complaints from several enquirers who , not knowing our telephone extensions , have had to wait an inordinate length of time before being connected to the operator . |
| 22 | The Government 's aim is to decide all cases within a matter of months so that all those affected do not have to wait an inordinate length of time to ascertain their legal status in the U K. It 's obvious to everyone not too blind to see that such changes are vital to the mounting pressures on the existing system |
| 23 | How is he to determine the relevant span of time in the interpretation of a particular utterance of ‘ now ’ or the relevant aspects of a character referred to by the expression ‘ John ’ ? |
| 24 | Evidently , one tends to forget the worst episodes over time , and remembers only those items that stand out for some reason ’ . |
| 25 | Instead , they are more inclined to adopt a cyclical view of time , in accordance with the periodicity of the motions of the sun , moon , and planets . |
| 26 | The hon. Member for Denton and Reddish ( Mr. Bennett ) suggested that we need to ensure a proper amount of time for outside organisations to lobby the House . |
| 27 | The relatively young old person is free to contribute a good deal of time , energy and experience to voluntary action , and large numbers take advantage of retirement or reduced family responsibilities to increase their participation . |
| 28 | Both parents were able to devote a great deal of time to their son , walking with him in the park or going for carriage drives , sometimes as far as La Malmaison , for which Napoleon III had a special affection because of its links with his mother and grandmother . |
| 29 | Cos we were n't that busy that we were able to devote a little bit of time . |
| 30 | Rather than all the rare qualities discussed , the person serving young people in the latter part of the century needs to be able to work in a no-nonsense way with young people , to be a good manager prepared to fight for a fair share of the funds , to ensure that staff are able to devote a generous amount of time to users of the services in groups and as individuals , and to ensure that there is a good stock of books and other materials to explore . |