Example sentences of "[vb infin] [art] [adj] [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | To this extent , Soviet foreign traders , who came late to the Latin American markets , may be disadvantaged in their competition with capitalist suppliers either because their own authorities prevent them from participating in the bidding for a project or because they can not mobilise the Soviet bureaucracy in time to meet deadlines . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'd just make the odd suggestion from time to time , ’ says Freddie . |
| 3 | I shall therefore discuss the psychological arrow of time for computers . |
| 4 | Local authorities will need a substantial amount of time to ensure that their information technology is correct and is in place to deal with the council tax . |
| 5 | Even asset-strippers had to relax and pursue a few hobbies from time to time … |
| 6 | This , I 'm sure , will give a fine finish in time . |
| 7 | It may even be morally permissible to kill the child ; but the criminal law neither now nor in the future will countenance this , though it may look the other way from time to time . |
| 8 | But he was studying what he wanted to know , and would become a rich farmer in time . |
| 9 | The CORINE GIS is still under development , and problems of data checking and verification will occupy a considerable amount of time before the GIS will be capable of producing reliable information . |
| 10 | Even though , as readers of the fabliaux , we may spend a good deal of time smiling at the preposterous ingenuity of gross deceptions and misdeeds — in other words things that are generically wrongs in terms of conventional Christian morality — we have already seen that substantial elements of positive Christian spirituality and conventional morality are widely represented amongst the French fabliaux . |
| 11 | Finally he would spend a great deal of time in preparing people for membership and in visiting members although here he could be helped by the deacons and stewards . |
| 12 | A qualified homoeopath will have studied for at least three years and will spend a great deal of time in compiling a detailed history of the patient , including character , antecedents , likes and dislikes and so on . |
| 13 | ‘ You work all over the place , and you must spend a great deal of time away from home . ’ |
| 14 | He would spend a great deal of time trying to fit in fresh pieces only to find that most of them did n't belong to his picture . |
| 15 | I could spend a great deal of time extolling the history of the two countries . |
| 16 | Where I could also spend a great deal of time talking about our common enemies , our mutual friends and some of the similarity and our aims for world peace and again , I 'm gon na leave that for the statesmen and the politicians . |
| 17 | Yes , he 's always jumping on me to tell me to do more for local radio and get South East Arts and South East Arts clients more regularly in contact with local radio , and I must admit on the latter case I do think that many of our clients do spend a great deal of time and erm want to be active with local radio . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't spend a massive amount of time away from my family . |
| 19 | For example , a pupil who is mastering literacy and numeracy with few difficulties will spend a considerable amount of time in the ordinary classroom , but another may need a good deal of specialised help and be at a stage of going to only one or two lessons daily in the fully integrated situation . |
| 20 | Although now Friday night , he will spend a considerable amount of time sorting the samples and equipment for his Northern trip next week . |
| 21 | They could therefore spend a considerable period of time in the towers , in full uniform , in temperatures of anything up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit , or more . |
| 22 | They would spend a disproportionate amount of time moving between feeding areas and , in the bleak heights of the Rocky Mountains , there is little time to spare . |
| 23 | Erm , if somebody could spend a little bit of time with Ilias because we 've got this language problem and I know that he 's found this a little bit difficult , I think he would appreciate it tonight , when you get together please . |
| 24 | You can spend an enormous amount of time checking out the possibilities for a particular audio-visual presentation only to find the organiser or speaker changes his mind . |
| 25 | It will be especially meaningful for those who may be able to make a very limited financial offering , but who could make a considerable offering of time and skill . |
| 26 | If given a choice many workers of both sexes in the " core " leaf of the shamrock would prefer a better balance between time and money and this could bring enormous advantages : greater sharing of child care between the sexes ( which many men now want ) , more opportunities to study or retrain in later life and the possibility of wider participation in public affairs or voluntary work . |
| 27 | Our piloting suggests that there is very little information here which could not be filled in out of the heads of appropriate teachers on these courses , so filling in the questionnaire should not cost a great deal of time for each person . |
| 28 | For example , analysis of the total fee receivable against the resource plan for the job will indicate the appropriate level of time necessary for each stage . |
| 29 | The nine stages of gestation of the unit will take a variable length of time depending on whether it turns out to be an " elephant " or a " mouse " . |
| 30 | It will certainly take a great deal of time . |