Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [prep] [art] [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some couples feel they enjoy intercourse more after abstaining during the fertile time . |
| 2 | The most recent research suggests that children who were breast fed have higher intelligence than those bottle-fed from birth , after allowing for the extra time breast-feeding mothers might spend with their babies or extra effort they might put into mothering . |
| 3 | José Napoleón Duarte , 64 , President of El Salvador in 1980-1982 and 1984-1989 , died on Feb. 23 after suffering for a long time from cancer . |
| 4 | The voyage took eight months , and after stopping for a short time in Malaysia , we arrived in the Gulf of Tongking . |
| 5 | Ann has n't done a lot of cooking for a long time though , have you really ? |
| 6 | That means that after years of scrimping and saving at Charlton Lawrence should enjoy the luxury of preparing for the big time with money to spend . |
| 7 | Social activities Provided that they do not stop you going to bed at the proper time , social activities are a very good way of adjusting to the new time zone , particularly if they enable you to spend time out-of-doors in natural daylight at the times recommended in Table 11.2 . |
| 8 | She even hummed along with the radio as she rattled down the motorway , something she had n't felt like doing in a long time . |
| 9 | In this case , a sequence of tasks ( possibly the complete analysis ) is presented to the machine which then detaches the job from the user 's control and queues it for running at a convenient time — perhaps overnight — the full results being returned to the user thereafter . |
| 10 | In many cases , following the advice , particularly with regard to sleep , will initially be against the ‘ natural ’ dictates of the body clock , but , as we have explained , obeying the body clock in this case will only prolong the difficulties in living with the new time zone . |
| 11 | I cycled over from Creeting at the usual time and when I started it were all right . |
| 12 | There was no evidence that Berowne had started his own meal — that in itself might be of some help in deciding on the approximate time of death — but he had apparently either cajoled Harry into the church with the promise of a meal or , more likely , had supplied an obvious and immediate need before he was ready for his own share of the supper . |
| 13 | Because that 's the way you develop players , give them a chance of first-grade football and get them used to operating in the big time . |
| 14 | The two silent watchers dropped to the ground and stayed there without moving for a long time . |
| 15 | Hambro Countrywide 's shares soared 7p to 36p on Hill 's bullish comments , boosting its market value by nearly 25% , as the stock market savoured the first piece of good news about housing for a long time . |
| 16 | Individuals may sometimes rent a stall on a ‘ one-off ’ basis , usually by waiting until a particular time ( eg 11.00 ) to see if the regular trader turns up . |
| 17 | When bought in large pieces , such hams may be further enhanced by baking for a short time in a hot oven with a glaze of either honey , ginger syrup , marmalade mixed with orange juice or fruit syrups . |