Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] the time " in BNC.

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1 A knowledge of how to set up and operate a machine could reduce the likelihood of a breakdown so minimising the time spent on repairs .
2 She 'd been amazed to see Nelson working for her — and even more amazed to see how good he was at it , laughing and chatting with the customers , apparently having the time of his life .
3 The > symbol is used to send the output of TIME into a file called RESULTS.TXT so recording the time that this line of the batch file is obeyed .
4 This was just as well , because I must have looked pea green , and it did n't make me feel any better to watch Olive sitting up front chatting to the pilot and navigator , obviously having the time of her life .
5 It normally takes the first ten minutes of any brisk walk to get into a rhythm and feel aerobic , so increasing the time from 20 to 30 minutes is effectively doubling the aerobic benefits .
6 Because A you 're not wasting the time , you 're not worrying about the post sort , you 're getting the stuff quicker , you 've got the thing logged in and logged out erm so to , to a great extent , I mean er we should be ab I personally think that we should actually s be trying s we should be expecting to see an advantage but let's just take that as as , as , as neutral so that you have n't got a er a worsening situation and you have n't taken adva taken advantage of any
7 All the meals are prepared together , arrive at the unit or ward together and are served together , thus using the time of chefs , porters and unit or ward staff in the most efficient way .
8 It must obviously be too late to go to the bazaar now , he thought with relief as he came face to face with the group , but he found himself trotting out the excuse about correcting papers and not noticing the time before anyone had had the chance to comment on his non-attendance .
9 No I was not pushing the time have you got this , put the other side on
10 If you ask me , he 's one of those chaps whose marriage was so close and idyllic that he 'll never get over his wife 's death : he 's just passing the time as usefully as he can .
11 ‘ One advantage is that it can be used indoors at the bigger exhibition centres , thus saving the time and expense of setting up individual exhibitions . ’
12 We was just passin' the time till the relief came . ’
13 Perhaps people realise that in England these women are ultimately powerless , so they feel there is no point in helping them , or perhaps they think that the sons are to a certain extent justified , or may be it is just a matter of people not having the time or energy to do anything about it .
14 Branson himself was torn between a belief that the magazine needed more of his time , and not having the time to give it .
15 None of the frustration of seeing a great-looking slope from the chairlift and not having the time to ski it because of a lunch date in the next valley ?
16 ’ I 'm not spending the time ploughing the Cochlea fever-steppes or herding Tyyrkyn mountain pigs .
17 So the results for the sales strategy are remarkably similar to the results for the output strategy : the subjects were not taking the time ( the period ) into account on the first repetition — as they should have been — but there were on the second repetition .
18 By thus increasing the time interval between successive poisonings , the owls can reduce labour and material costs and lessen the impact of pesticides on the environment as a whole .
19 Unlike a Guardian predecessor , Cardus , he was not intensely musical , perhaps not finding the time he might have liked .
20 Right so we 'll just look at the sort of er the negative side of not making the time that we get more mistakes .
21 As those matters are clearly occupying the time of Ministers in the European Community , and as interest in the issue is bound to deepen with the removal of internal border controls , does the Home Secretary accept the proposed draft treaty article A arrangements recognising the common interest of Community countries in such matters ?
22 From what I hear they 're both having the time of their lives !
23 By slightly increasing the time between visits to the toilet , the bladder will be able to contain more urine and the risk of sudden incontinence is reduced .
24 Also , he found that by glancing occasionally at William 's medieval illustrations he was able to prolong the actual phallic performance to well over half an hour , a personal best , even deducting the time taken to eat the cakes .
25 But , even when simply passing the time of day with a child , I would maintain that we are backing up this interaction with the support system outlined .
26 As it was difficult to know if one artefact or site was earlier or later than another , there was rarely any way of even estimating the time that had elapsed between the occupation of different sites , or parts of the same site .
27 He set about using the time to run a complete check on his detection and recording equipment .
28 This involves turning at 90° to the headrest position line and then noting the time taken to get a 5° or 10° change of bearing .
29 This policy will , while potentially reducing the time window for receiving a suitable donor organ , ensure a more optimal clinical state in those who do receive a suitable organ .
30 The clock did a lot more besides telling the time of day .
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