Example sentences of "[det] time [to-vb] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seems relevant that anthropology be used at this time to contribute to the debate on policing , for since the 1964 Police Act and the preceding Royal Commission which was generated through concern over police practice , the organization has held an increasingly central place in the public imagination . |
| 2 | ‘ It has taken me all this time to get to the position where I can call people up on the phone go out to dinner or to the cinema . |
| 3 | Dysart had left the chair again , this time to stand by the window , gazing out at the view which had met Harry 's bleary eyes every morning of his childhood . |
| 4 | The advantage however is accidental , and brings with it difficulties of its own ; assuming that matter , unlike ch'i , is inert until moved , it took some time to arrive at the thought of inertia as either rest or uniform motion in a straight line . |
| 5 | Moreover , ’ he continued , ‘ perhaps it may give you some time to reflect on the Lady Maude . ’ |
| 6 | It does well at the lower temperature , and will take some time to adapt to the temperatures above 70°F . |
| 7 | ‘ Since the INCUBUS investigation looks like taking some time to get off the ground I can at least devote my attention to this new one . ’ |
| 8 | Take some time to read around the subject of stress , and to experiment with new ways of coping . |
| 9 | There should be suggestions on how much time to spend with the language assistant ; how much times to spend drilling with the aid of a tape-recorded ; how much time to spend on any necessary " book-work " ; how much time to spend on practising in the community . |
| 10 | ‘ When you spend as much time as we did trying to stop others scoring tries , you do n't have much time to argue with the ref ’ — ZIMBABWE 's REPRESENTATIVE when accepting the World Cup Fair Play Award . |
| 11 | It is unrealistic in these times to work on the assumption that profit sharing ratios , once fixed , are sacrosanct only ever to be changed when the number of partners changes . |
| 12 | She looked at him reflectively , realising it would give her more time to cope with the task that concerned him . |
| 13 | When you cook with the Debut you will realise that such benefits will give you better cooking , an easier time in the kitchen and more time to indulge in the things you enjoy in life . |
| 14 | This would enable the men on the bank to keep her head up and give more time to spend on the attempts to raise her from the quagmire . |
| 15 | That does n't necessarily mean you will take more time to get around the golf course . |
| 16 | Back on the country roads there was more time to play with the switches , and wonder how we might stop the heated seats giving us sticky shirts ( no luck , though Swedish efficiency doubtless means that this was our fault ) . |
| 17 | Cristiani had earlier given the impression that the government had accepted a proposal by UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali on Oct. 23 to extend the deadline ( currently Oct. 31 ) for the completion of the UN peace process , to give both sides more time to comply with the details of the accord . |
| 18 | On the stage , where one has less time to dwell on the cadence or suggestion of the individual words , me cruelty is unendurable . |
| 19 | You will therefore have less time to spend with the puppy during this crucial early settling-in phase . |
| 20 | So if you go , if you page up several times to get to the start of the document . |
| 21 | There is no point in reading quickly , however , unless you are able at the same time to take in the meaning of what you are reading . |
| 22 | To turn away from reality is at the same time to withdraw from the community of man . |
| 23 | I think we 're now in the third phase , where women are expected to have a job , but at the same time to look after the family and keep themselves alluring to men . |
| 24 | I knew that they had not given you enough time to recover from the pneumonia . |
| 25 | He had n't enough time to return to the dormitory to get help . |
| 26 | Wilko eventually took him off and brought Strandli on — this did nt give Frank enough time to get into the game ( other subs were Lukic and Fairclough ) . |
| 27 | Those who have a cold or flu are doubting whether they have had enough time to get over the illness , even if it did strike last November . |
| 28 | You want to be able at any time to get into the box , perhaps to change the battery , and you want to be able to flip the lid ( the field ) back as though it was on a hinge in order to do this . |
| 29 | She felt happier about Kathleen now that she knew that she had a champion in Ella , but she had little time to dwell on the O'Neills . |
| 30 | At 30 , McEnroe is beginning to incline towards nostalgia , even though he leaves himself with little time to indulge in the luxury . |