Example sentences of "[adv] marking time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I went through everyday life merely marking time until I could leave Ireland for Britain to become the real me . |
| 2 | Is your money actually growing or merely marking time ? |
| 3 | CUT DOWN MARKING TIME |
| 4 | A new Marking Kit cuts down marking time dramatically . |
| 5 | It suggested that the system was not just marking time but actually losing ground in some areas : |
| 6 | On one level they were just marking time , spending a few days in the country at a friend 's house . |
| 7 | The board 's chairman , Lord Carlisle , said : ‘ We are still marking time . |
| 8 | So , when still playing , still marking time with the great drum strapped to his back and clashing the cymbals , still rattling the bells , and making the melody with his mouth organ , he began to half-dance , half-walk down the middle of the road , she followed a few paces behind and safely on the pavement . |
| 9 | Despite its unlikely new role producing computer-oriented clones of Sir John Harvey-Jones , Softwright is clearly marking time , waiting for customers to start moving again . |
| 10 | If anything , she was relieved at the outcome –f that particular incident — Josie had been right when she 'd said that after going so far Lucy was now marking time and getting no further . |
| 11 | They are secure in their roles and the young are generally simply marking time until they step into the marriage shoes waiting for them . |
| 12 | They are simply marking time , waiting for fashion futures to be decided elsewhere . |
| 13 | Forest striker Teddy Sheringham has been left anxiously marking time on a £2.1 million move to Tottenham . |