Example sentences of "[art] [adv] more time " in BNC.

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1 This is slightly more than the distance that most pilots would like for a spot landing at the gliding site because you need a little more time for the approach in a strange place .
2 When the greed factor of competition feeding is present the smaller fish will more readily take the easier to handle smaller baits giving the larger baits a little more time to intercept one of the better fish .
3 As I stood hesitating in the doorway , Miss Kenton appeared at my side and said : ‘ Mr Stevens , I have a little more time than you at the moment .
4 We were told , of course , that i& only a little more time could be provided a satisfactory solution might emerge .
5 I had earned myself a little more time to think .
6 Spend a little more time with new residents .
7 Give the candidate a little more time to relax by filling him or her in on background information :
8 Where a fairly lengthy list of ingredients is involved , and a little more time , and where the recipe will free , e , we have given recipes for four portions .
9 I think many golfers could improve simply by taking a little more time to survey the situation and then to adjust your game accordingly .
10 A little more time spent finishing the surface and a higher quality fretwire would n't contribute much more to the production cost of the instrument , but would certainly make it easier and more enjoyable to play .
11 That 's a great philosophy and fortunately we 've got the luxury of having a little more time now than we had in the early days .
12 Had I spent a little more time with it I could have justified asking money for my very first attempt at using the Tascam 228 !
13 ‘ The recovery is taking a little more time than I 'd hope for but I 'm rather impatient .
14 A ‘ low-profile ’ specialist may join with a colleague in what is in effect a team-teaching situation , perhaps spending a little more time with individuals or groups with special needs .
15 ‘ Now I 'm almost there , a little more time and I 'll prove my innocence . ’
16 For years she has been complaining ‘ I never see anything of you , darling ’ and ‘ Why ca n't you spend a little more time with the family ? ’ — so naturally he expects her to be delighted to have him at home .
17 Four times people at higher levels tried to kill it off , and four times the people working on it came back and fought for it , argued for it , provided justification and evidence for why it should continue : ‘ Just give us a little more time ; we know we can make it work . ’
18 well the , I think these people who concern themselves very much about dictating the do 's and do n't of fox hunting , if they were to spend a little more time about looking into the research of , how foxes actually live .
19 But I 'll need a little more time . ’
20 ‘ Perhaps if we give her a little more time ? ’
21 I 'll give you a little more time to think it over . ’
22 On the whole , Kit ignored their questions , sued for a little more time , talked of harvests and animals ' breeding cycles .
23 I knew there was nothing wrong with her lungs — the trouble seemed to be in the throat area — but it gave me a little more time to think .
24 ‘ Give me just a little more time , ’ said Karen .
25 So you did , and used up a little more time .
26 The words which I have read are plain : it was Mr. Vanbergen who said he was going down to Eastbourne , that he was going down as part of his business , and that he did not think he would be getting back after his business on Thursday in time to pay it on Thursday , and the concession arose out of the question whether or not the debtor could be back in town in time to bring it himself , because he frankly said he was trying to get a little more time .
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28 But I need a little more time . ’
29 It is reasonable to give the appropriate Ministers at the Department of Trade and Industry a little more time to respond to it .
30 Does he feel that he might try to persuade Mr. Collins at their next meeting to devote a little more time to the containment of that particular problem rather than wasting it on demands that a policeman accompany every Army patrol in Northern Ireland , presumably to ensure that the Special Air Services remember to say ’ please ’ and ’ thank you ’ to any civilian they may encounter ?
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