Example sentences of "be [adv] [adj] [verb] [det] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is the first sign of incapability , while in Ballantyne you feel that the boys are really able to kill another time . |
| 2 | And reflecting this unease , the visiting valets and footmen appeared to regard one another with marked coldness and my own staff were rather glad to be too busy to spend much time with them . |
| 3 | Their generosity was appreciated being so willing to give some time explaining to a fellow enthusiast the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time and the difficulties which had been experienced in the rebuilding process . |
| 4 | This is a very useful book , and I hope that the organisers can be persuaded to hold other symposia covering areas they were not able to cover this time — eg corrosion inhibition in manufacturing engineering . |
| 5 | ‘ If the custodian works alone on the site , sometimes it is not possible to spend much time with a school party — but they are keen to get good support material they can give to teachers . |
| 6 | It is also likely to take some time because of delays of up to eight weeks in obtaining replies to local authority searches . |