Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] time and " in BNC.
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| 1 | This process is like the creative process of mind where ideas and images stored in the mind 's vats join together and change through time and become the matter of poetry . |
| 2 | One characteristic difference between phonological and syntactic systems has far-reaching implications for the study of variation : although phonological systems change through time and so can not be absolutely closed and finite , they are more closed and finite in character than syntactic systems . |
| 3 | As a business becomes more sophisticated , as the founder is more pressed for time and is earning more money , the concept of outside help becomes more acceptable and , ultimately , desirable . |
| 4 | But is is surprising how often High Court judges , pressed for time and hearing only the plaintiff 's side , overlook the principle and grant an " interim injunction " without inquiring whether the defendant intends to defend . |
| 5 | Erm , we do work together , where we share a common agenda , and we find that we share common policy positions , and there are a lot discussions that go on about policy questions between environmental N G Os , erm , and also like any N G O that 's pressed for time and money , we work together where actually it can be justified by the results . |
| 6 | It must have become clear to us by now that a committee of different subject specialists trading off time and contents with each other is an unwieldy and potentially dangerous body . |
| 7 | However , one major difference has been that the mind of an individual develops with time and becomes better at the tasks it undertakes , whereas computers , with certain limited exceptions , perform at the same level of ability until replaced by a better machine or a better program . |
| 8 | Jesus Christ is sacred myth historically located in time and incarnated in the material universe . |
| 9 | These dreams usually fade in time and then die away . |
| 10 | ( He resumes pacing , then , spinning on his heels to avoid the wall , he veers round , stares you straight in the face , hands flared , fingers spread frozen in time and space , chin tucked in on itself like a gossiping neighbour , takes another deep breath through the nose , opens his mouth , swivels his eyes to left and right and walks clean out of the room . |
| 11 | Caught in time and space waves . |
| 12 | In any public confrontation a quick assessment and early resolution is the order of the day , for on the streets pragmatism always rules and ‘ real polises ’ set out immediately to ‘ fix ’ their adversaries by using deeply imbued constructs relating to time and space . |
| 13 | Naturally , these inconsistencies do not affect the comparability of the ‘ all items ’ index over time and , in part , the changes were introduced to conform more closely with international classifications . |
| 14 | Although it is fairly complicated now , it will be simplified over time and will offer a migration route up from things like XT Intrinsics . |
| 15 | He was good at getting people to come to work on time and to work hard . |
| 16 | Had you remembered the face of that clock — one which you have probably looked at time and time again ? |
| 17 | A degree is no shortcut to the acquisition of the essential practical skills ; experience is won by time and application : |
| 18 | Constrained by time and numbers of referrals it is usual to teach relaxation techniques over one to three sessions , with occasional revision practice at later dates . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's here somewhere , ’ Rose played for time and lost . |
| 20 | ‘ The lasagne 's fine , ’ she murmured as she played for time and thought of the three months ' mortgage she had to find and how impossible she would find it to pay one months ' mortgage , let alone three , if she did n't have a job . |
| 21 | This should improve with time and study ! |
| 22 | the task is absolutely vital and only you can be sure that it will be done in time and to the required standards |
| 23 | It started as a minor incident involving a petrol tanker , but then other vehicles travelling too fast for the foggy conditions found they counld n't stop in time and crashed as well . |
| 24 | Erm and how we can speak to time and how we can control that time and make sure that even with interruptions which is what in a way what a meeting is about a discussion , that we 're able to stick to the time that we 've allocated for the particular meeting or presentation that we 've got . |
| 25 | Its content changes according to time and place . |
| 26 | Since it is accepted that the consensus varies according to time and place , it is not clear how one distinguishes between a legitimate consensus and a deviant subculture . |
| 27 | There were variations in the accuracy of these figures according to time and place , but these evened out over fairly large geographical areas and periods of time . |
| 28 | When Greek letters are used , as above , the summation is to be made over time and space coordinates . |
| 29 | It will be the teacher 's judgement , made over time and through observing performance in different tasks , whether pupils can be said to have attained the abilities identified in a Statement of Attainment . |
| 30 | Finally and most significantly the closing sentence of the extract is well worth repeating : " It will be the teacher 's judgement , made over time and through observing performance in different tasks , whether pupils can be said to have attained . " |