Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The West should take time off from being Gorbacharmed to think about recent events in Russia 's outer empire and the awkward question they raise : how to undo Europe 's post-1945 division without undoing its post-1945 stability . |
| 2 | Just how a school 's budget is derived and totalled has been dealt with in the opening chapter , but perhaps headteachers should take time to disabuse certain governors of misconceptions they may have , usually culled from newspaper headlines . |
| 3 | With Freemantle Leapor could easily speak her mind ; to have the same confidence with new readers would take time . |
| 4 | In Georgia the Supreme Soviet , reportedly bowing to pressure from opposition groups , on March 20 decided to postpone the elections to that body due on March 25 until October or November , in order that other political parties would have time enough to organize themselves to take part . |
| 5 | The SFF would take time to reflect responsibly on the outcome of the council . |
| 6 | A young horse will take time to learn about life and about what is a genuinely frightening experience . |
| 7 | Nearly half a century after those dark days , 300 girls attending secondary schools will spend time over the next two weeks on a bus that is going nowhere . |
| 8 | We know that the opposition parties will need time to form and organise . |
| 9 | The following formulae will give time and distance from a Beacon : Time in minutes Seconds flown between bearings Degrees of bearing change |
| 10 | The following formulae will give time and distance from a beacon : Time in minutes Seconds flown between bearings degrees of bearing change Distance in nm TAS ( or G/S ) x minutes flown degrees of bearing change . |
| 11 | Correcting faults takes time ; instilling good habits takes time ; and finding the right coaches as well as the right players to put all this into effect will take time . |
| 12 | A plan of action will save time and trouble and make the whole event a less wearing experience . |
| 13 | Effective plotting requires practice , and achieving a good result can take time ; the appendix to this chapter describes some of the ways in which plots can be improved . |
| 14 | Changes in the law may take time , but time is in short supply for pensioners . |
| 15 | While such developments may herald profound changes for the future , their full effects must take time to work through . |
| 16 | Top management must devote time to communications and also show that it has a real commitment to improving communications |
| 17 | 5.1 d ) Models used to indicate time — dependent behaviour . |
| 18 | The final act of betrayal by William 's ministers was committed when they failed to call Parliament within twenty days of his death ( a violation of the Act of Security of 1696 ) , so that the Privy Council would have time to declare war on France without facing opposition from the Scottish Parliament . |
| 19 | Education for Jamaicans was a top priority ; people at home would take time out to teach us . |
| 20 | Reconquest would take time , in particular if diplomacy did not come to their help . |
| 21 | On the last trading day ( the third Wednesday in June ) , the short will arrange time deposit facilities at an eligible bank . |
| 22 | The spastics society , which have their own centres in Britain , say that they want to introduce conductive Education to this country , but setting up a centre like the Peto Institute will take time and money . |
| 23 | The prolonged procedure of appeal which the parents are entitled to embark upon in such circumstances can consume time and energy that would be better used in effecting a workable solution to placement problems . |
| 24 | A proper understanding of someone 's way of life and their special needs may take time . |
| 25 | These lovely plants may take time to form large flowering clumps but after a few years are a sight to behold and are worth every bit of effort you expend . |
| 26 | A search for secreted packages may take time , and there is a great danger of massive overdose if the packages decompose in the intestinal tract . |
| 27 | Where playing standards are concerned the years of isolation definitely seems to have blunted South Africa 's sense of ‘ street wisdom ’ in terms of both tactics and selection — and a dismal Currie Cup final in the wake of the tours , in which Natal beat Transvaal 14–13 , indicates that the learning curve may take time . |
| 28 | When he and Helen could spend time alone , their passionate unconsummated loving convinced him that but for the ‘ rich simplicity of childhood ’ that characterized her , her ‘ capacity for content ’ , her ‘ virginity of sentiment and soul ’ , their love-making would be dangerous , ‘ if my nature were more masculine and daring ’ . |
| 29 | She had n't really thought the famous singer would have time to spend with her , had she ? |
| 30 | Making and editing getting on for fifty films would take time , but Karajan was well ahead of the game . |