Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] [to-vb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also the Opposition did not want to waste time on such minutiae , preferring to tackle the government on wider issues arising from the conduct of foreign or domestic policy . |
| 2 | Those responsible for initial teacher training can not hope to find time or personnel for the additional input which would be required . |
| 3 | Since the start of the month , the ACT Financial Systems Ltd arm of ACT Group Plc , and IPC Information Systems Ltd , both London-based , have been working together to improve communications in the dealing room : first fruit of this non-exclusive agreement is a link between ACT 's Citydesk database and IPC 's Tradenet MX digital dealerboard ; when a dealer dials a direct line telephone number using his Tradenet dealerboard , the RS 232 output port on the board simultaneously sends a signal to the Citydesk database ; a special program searches the database for information on the client being contacted , and immediately posts it up on the Citydesk screen ; so , the dealer does not have to waste time doing a manual search ; this service is available now , but will be sold mainly as an added extra to existing customers , or via the direct sales teams of both parties ; pricing depends on the size of installation , and the complexity of database search levels required ; future developments include bi-directional communications — the Citymax database could send a message to a dealer if something significant happened on the market . |
| 4 | Perhaps the most controversial question concerning English intonation is what its function is ; pedagogically speaking , this is a very important question , since one would not wish to devote time to teaching something without knowing what its value was likely to be . |
| 5 | Since breeding success declines through the season , females simply can not afford to waste time checking to see whether a particular male is paired or not . |
| 6 | But it works , and it will be a shame if Martin does not continue to find time for pictures like this . |
| 7 | you know they will have to do that sort of thing as part of a a job and they do n't really want to spend time doing it . |
| 8 | She had quite expected him to stop the car on the way home and make a grab at her and she was all prepared to cope with it , had her little speech ready about what a wonderful evening she 'd had but at the moment she was concentrating on her career and did n't really want to waste time on that kind of thing . |
| 9 | To say I did n't have time would not be true , but that I did n't really want to make time . |
| 10 | One of my best-known remarks was when I was Chancellor and Geoffrey Howe was my opponent , and he made a rather damaging criticism of what I was doing and I did n't want to spend time on that . |
| 11 | With the right kind of visual material you could do what we might call " skim viewing " of the bits you do n't want to spend time on . |
| 12 | Bonanza did n't want to waste time arguing about payment in an emergency . ’ |
| 13 | He had considered destroying the Chelonians completely , but the ship was now ready to take off and he did n't want to waste time . |
| 14 | There was nothing to indicate that he was anywhere in the village , and she did n't want to waste time on being any more thorough than this . |
| 15 | The application 's been made I did n't want to waste time before making the application and it had been |
| 16 | As a result , users are free to focus on high-level analysis , and do n't need to waste time on details , such as row or column management , usually necessary when manipulating a spreadsheet . |
| 17 | and she said I do n't like to tell time , she kept going , looking at me with a ca n't believe how stupid you are |
| 18 | The snub comes after Diana arranged to be out of the country next Saturday so she does n't have to spend time with Charles on his 44th birthday . |
| 19 | Erm , even if you inherit some spreadsheets from this person that 's left , that 's useful knowledge because you do n't have to spend time searching for whoever might have created this spreadsheet . |
| 20 | I am pleased that whilst we have the ability to talk to most people , we do n't have to spend time with all of them . |
| 21 | Because , because I 'm a complete stranger so I do n't have to spend time with you at all , so you know . |
| 22 | And erm so that the campaign was working on two levels one to persuade women that they did n't have to take time off from working in factories , at certain times of the month and another to persuade women to use erm internal sanitary protection and as I said I will explain why later it comes into another section . |
| 23 | We 're not gon na waste time explaining things to you and fortunately , through our friends , through out friends in the T and A , we do n't have to waste time . |
| 24 | ‘ I do n't intend to waste time on useless talk , Miss Adams , ’ he said harshly . |
| 25 | Almost as many movies were made here , but ‘ shooting days ’ were down by half ; independents on small budgets ca n't afford to waste time . |
| 26 | But you see my parents work in the theatre and I 'm so used to moving from town to town that I ca n't afford to waste time . |
| 27 | The current was taking the two boats down towards the rocks , so Harry Pascoe could n't afford to waste time . |
| 28 | You 've got ta be hard on yourselves and say this is my business , I ca n't afford to waste time , I want to deal with people that wan na do business with me . |
| 29 | They ca n't afford to lose time because they 've got to be out for the bairns . |
| 30 | She ca n't afford to have time off . |