Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] [verb] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the previous week the manor had cut the time to the summit by five minutes , but this was still two minutes short of the performance of No 75069 in June . |
| 2 | From the AIB point of view the exercise meant devoting the time and effort of a number of experienced personnel to activities that served no benefit to the Branch . |
| 3 | Would the red weed affect the time machine ? |
| 4 | Before the visitor has had the time to see the baptistery ruins , the plaques or the crucifix he will have spent time near the door . |
| 5 | The man continues to read the Times and dust his suit . |
| 6 | Otherwise the men had passed the time reading and keeping an eye out for aircraft . |