Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [adj] [verb] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Character oozes from it , and I am content to spend some time studying its many features before I set up a rod . |
| 2 | Thank you for all your contributions over the last year , and please accept my apologies if I have n't been able to use an article that you 've sent , hopefully the next issue will contain those for which due to lack of space I was unable to include this time . |
| 3 | If a long time is spent teaching pupils how to present work and arguments neatly , insisting on underlined headings , dates , and sharp pencils , there are going to be problems convincing them that rough work is valuable and that you are prepared to spend some time looking at it . |
| 4 | All I want is a few answers , then you 're free to leave any time you like . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Any woman can have a confident and attractive aura if she is prepared to invest some time , energy and a little money into evolving her own personal style ’ . |
| 6 | If a customer wants to spend time deciding on a holiday we are prepared to spend that time . |
| 7 | They were all fortified some time after the late third century and are characterized by their broadly rectangular shape and small size . |
| 8 | First , they were able to spend more time looking at the characteristics of the turbulent environment outside the plant and exploring the implications of specific developments for their operation . |
| 9 | Priorities were changed ; more importance was attached to paid work and hence they were willing to give more time to union affairs . |
| 10 | No examiner who has a pile of scripts in front of him is likely to spend much time trying to decipher an unreadable word or sentence . |
| 11 | The difficulties are that one has to spend a lot of time sitting in the classroom working with the teacher , or observing the teacher , and it 's difficult to find that time when one is teaching at university . |
| 12 | Really it 's a problem of time and resources erm the difficulties are that one has to spend a lot of time sitting in the classroom working with the teacher , or observing the teacher and it 's difficult to find that time when one is teaching at university . |
| 13 | It is legitimate to spend some time — I well understand why the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) is so sensitive about this — examining the tax and expenditure proposals of the Labour party . |
| 14 | It is impossible to spend much time teaching Johnny to read if you have a budget of £500,000 ( $980,000 ) to worry about . |
| 15 | It is important to know this time diameter when joining a hold , for example from No 3 sector on the non-pattern side of a holding track . |
| 16 | William Smyth , the company chairman , said : ‘ It is difficult to imagine any time since 1967 when our prospects for the future look brighter . |
| 17 | Before starting a serious conversation it is advisable to spend some time at the beginning checking ways of communication , and to establish if there is any indication of deafness , blindness , or speech difficulties . |
| 18 | Following McDougall 's death in 1961 he agreed to become Chairman , but he was unable to find enough time for the demands of this office and resumed the less onerous duties of the Presidency in 1965 . |