Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [to-vb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The person decides consciously or not to devote time and energy to a particular activity . |
| 2 | The targets will affect staff development plans , whether it be to increase knowledge and expertise in the area in question , or simply to provide time to consider issues in a way which will lead the school forward . |
| 3 | Most lay witnesses will expect this in any event and can see why they are necessary , if only to facilitate time off work and the payment of expenses . |
| 4 | He wanted people to get on with the urgent business of living the good life set out in the Eightfold Path , and not to waste time or energy in speculation and debate . |
| 5 | Was it the faint smell of herbs and newly baked dough , the soft ticking of the wall-mounted clock which seemed both to mark the passing seconds and yet to hold time in thrall , the rhythmic moaning of the sea through the half-open door , the sense of well-fed ease conveyed by the two cushioned armchairs , the open hearth ? |
| 6 | Not the desire to destroy it , but rather to turn time back and let me never have been involved with it . |
| 7 | The aim is not to increase the community nurses ' workload but rather to decrease time spent chasing the social work team . |
| 8 | Nowadays , we are well used to this switching back and forth , and cutaways are used not only to hide jump-cuts but also to telescope time by making it possible to remove uninteresting parts of lengthy actions . |