Example sentences of "[adj] time [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Whitty told delegates the NEC had given them ‘ adequate time to look at the reviews ’ . |
| 2 | They beat South Korea 4-3 in extra time to finish with the bronze medal and set off scenes of joyous celebration that were watched by millions on TV back home . |
| 3 | They beat South Korea 4-3 in extra time to finish with the bronze medal and set off scenes of joyous celebration . |
| 4 | There is no right in Community law to have a lawyer present for such meetings , although normally the Commission will allow a limited time to elapse for the parties to acquire legal representation . |
| 5 | Christmas is a natural time to indulge in the creation of greetings cards . |
| 6 | Mr McFall described as false government claims that there is not enough parliamentary time to see through the amendment , which would bring Scotland into line with English law by forcing the knife carrier to prove there is no criminal intention . |
| 7 | A curious time to choose with the Prince of Wales present , and a reading to give . ’ |
| 8 | This would then be a useful time to engage in the brainstorming process to generate additional topics for individual investigations and give practice in applying the selection criteria . |
| 9 | Mercury , your ruler , begins to move through your sign , making it a good time to plan for the future . |
| 10 | I think it 's a good time to spend in the garden to be honest , I mean you ca n't , you ca n't , it 's not really long enough to try and do it at weekends , not if he wants to move that garage back , it 'll probably take the best part of the week to sort that out |
| 11 | It therefore provides a good time to reflect on the experience so far in trying to encourage the transfer and synthesis of knowledge across the two fields and to look to the future in the light of that experience . |
| 12 | The usual manner of groundbaiting and introducing hookbait samples to the fish is to throw a handful of feed onto the surface of the river to a spot where , in the angler 's judgment , the feed will sink in good time to trickle through the fishing area . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's a good time to win with the Masters coming up , ’ said Couples , who lost to Corey Pavin in a play-off in the same event last year . |
| 14 | ‘ It has been a good time to come into the market , ’ said Steve Leroux , leasing manager . |
| 15 | Of course all this change , verve and audacity was enough to give traditional Christians apoplexy , but too many people were having a good time to worry about the consequences of all these changes . |
| 16 | Companies which find it more difficult because it 's the centre of their existence , erm , are clearly looking at the situation , but will actually take a very long time to move to the position which you , in your particular group would like them to occupy , and I understand that , changing in I C I is rather different from changing at I B M , and er , therefore it takes longer , but I do see a a consciousness , it 's the same conscious , you 're impatient for change , quite rightly , companies of course , have to keep their employees in an earning capacity , at the same time , er , move towards the position which you would like to them to do , and it may take a long time , but I accept your point , which is with some companies , then in fact , your clearly going to get attention of some kind . |
| 17 | The College in Coleman 's reign took a long time to recover from the difficulties of its early days . |
| 18 | ‘ She 's taken a long time to throw off the illness and is still not fully fit , ’ said Sheppard 's Milngavie and Bearsden coach , Alex McNeil . |
| 19 | Analysis is a very slow process and it takes a long time to weed through the past and try to discover what things happened to you that affected you . |
| 20 | This is because such schemes are taking a long time to get off the ground and because employers generally recruit from non-local networks ( see also Ladbury and Mira-Smith in this volume ) . |
| 21 | I do n't know why it took me a long time to get into the match . |
| 22 | Maybe it takes a long time to get to the phone . |
| 23 | The difference is that your body takes a long time to react to the tetanus antitoxin Sorry , to the tetanus vaccine , to make antibodies against it . |
| 24 | It took Baba Yaga a long time to struggle through the bushes , — but at last she did so and came after them as before , crying , " Hoo ! |
| 25 | She was taking a long time to come to the attempt on Marek 's life that morning . |
| 26 | Stupid time to come in the car park ! |
| 27 | I am now in Capt. Friend 's office and have only a short time to write before the post leaves . |
| 28 | It was n't a safe time to communicate as the guards often popped in to see that we were still exercising . |
| 29 | The appearance of such systems , often in advance of any Western equivalent , usually generates flurries of excitement , yet early versions tend to possess rudimentary capabilities , and effective variants may take considerable time to emerge as the component technologies are brought up to standard . |
| 30 | Work on restoring the Wimpy to its former self is proceeding well , thanks to its loyal band of workers , many of whom give up a considerable amount of spare time to work on the aircraft . |