Example sentences of "[conj] it [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vector graphics are well-executed , although it takes time for your eyes to adjust to what 's going on . |
| 2 | That 's one of the reasons why I 'm , why I 'm also interested in er in Freud because I think Freud provides that , I happen to think that Freud 's studies of , of crowd group psychology actually explain that , although it takes time to you know , certainly not at five minutes to four , it takes time to explain , but I think there is an explanation there and I think you c y y you can claim that there are certain emotions to do with identification and idealization , th that our genes have a programmer which things like erm nationalistic erm , erm er kind of jingoism can exploit in a modern culture which in primal cultures would have primal cultures people identify with their , with their local kin and their local culture and that 's that might ultimately promote their reproductive success , but that in modern cultures , this identification occurs with erm on a completely different level and with lots of people will not merely because you need so many more people modern cultures you have much more erm much bigger groups and you just meet many more people that , than you were ever th there is some interesting research , research recently published for instance which shows erm organizations seem to have a critical size and that people are not really able to track more than about two hundred and fifty other people , in other words you can have face-to-face relationships with up to about two hundred and fifty others , but once it gets beyond two hundred and fifty it 's too much and you start forgetting somebody as if the brain was primed to an optimum group size and once you get above that you just ca n't keep . |
| 3 | Well , he did n't mind that except that it wasted time , time he could have used making his trap . |
| 4 | One advantage of this approach is that it allows time to test the technologies that build the confidence on which sensible arms control rests . |
| 5 | The advantages of restricting the stories in length in this way are that it saves time , forces students to focus only on details which they regard as essential , and yields versions which are comparable in terms of length and economy to the Hemingway version . |
| 6 | Eric Pickles , leader of Bradford Council , cautioned that it took time to get budgets under control . |
| 7 | He seemed familiar , so familiar indeed that it took time to sink in . |
| 8 | The reason was no doubt that it took time for the Consumer Protection Advisory Committee to report . |
| 9 | The imperfect monitoring of actions means that it takes time for types to self-screen , so they can enjoy a temporary reputation while this is going on . |
| 10 | If either side indicates that it has time pressure , such as the seller needing to complete the sale before its financial year end , the other may well wish to exploit this . |
| 11 | He declared that it provides time for the family to gather or the body to be transported home and it offers an opportunity for them to see the person in a state of peaceful repose . |
| 12 | He does not know what to do , and it takes time to solve the problem . |
| 13 | She 's very young , only a girl really , and it takes time to get used to this funny little country . |
| 14 | It 's like two distinct things , two different worlds , and it takes time to make the transition between them in one sitting . ’ |
| 15 | Quite often all the things that parents want to say go out of their heads and it takes time and confidence in their listener to start to explore the greater areas of concern . |
| 16 | In order to have a current , charge carriers must be accelerated , and it takes time to accelerate particles of finite mass . |
| 17 | yeah I think that 's probably the best thing and gradually the past you 've missed might start fitting into place as it were you know if you , if you keep up with the present , I think that 's probably the best thing so er and , you know , er I know it 's no comfort but these things take time , you know it takes time to get socialized into something and it takes time to get used to a way of working . |
| 18 | Searching for papers can be annoying to the person being called and it wastes time and money . |
| 19 | Delia Sutherland was impatient ; he was always this pedantic and it wasted time . |
| 20 | A unit of radiation dosage , the ‘ roentgen ’ , was not defined until 1928 , and it took time for it to be universally accepted . |
| 21 | He held the parcel out and then let it fall , and it had time enough to turn lazily over before it landed with a solid smack on the terrace below and bounced towards the rail . |
| 22 | It 's often easier for children if you make the choice on their behalf , and it saves time if they know the groups they 're going to work in before they get to the hall or drama space . |
| 23 | ‘ No , and it needs time and discipline as well as motivation , ’ Belinda murmured , the instinctive empathy she had felt for Faye growing as she heard more of the painter 's story . |
| 24 | It may be that initially it is difficult for people to express their hopes and goals and their fears and needs in their Christian life , and we do n't mind if it takes time . |
| 25 | But it takes time , time , time . |
| 26 | But it takes time . ’ |
| 27 | Satellite surveillance is all very well , but it takes time to get information back and in that time a naval force can have moved a fair distance . |
| 28 | Sure , they 're more upfront , but it takes time to actually understand what 's being said . |
| 29 | All good things , but it takes time away from you . |
| 30 | To locals who criticise this effort to attract low-paid jobs , Dulce Maria Sauri , the state governor , says : ‘ I 'd like a car plant , that 's the dream of every governor , but it takes time . |