Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [verb] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it might be useful for an expert trainer who lacks time and opportunities to produce his or her own materials . |
| 2 | you 'd have to be study you know time and that there , ooh I know it 's a grand thing is education lessons , but |
| 3 | An aide who spent time with her says : ‘ We all saw the change straight away . |
| 4 | Video Speed It takes time to create the picture you see on screen . |
| 5 | As he walked behind the plough he had time to think of the easy relationship that had gradually built up between them . |
| 6 | When first setting up a fence it takes time to adjust the three wires at the tackle end so that they are under equal tension ( the far end having already been secured to a strong chain link , which in turn is fastened to its anchorage ) . |
| 7 | The week at Mine-head proved very enjoyable and away from work I found time to read some very interesting books . |
| 8 | Adopting a hierarchical standpoint and preferring to speak in terms of ‘ life ’ rather than ‘ motion ’ , Plotinus regarded time as an intermediate between eternity ( or the higher soul that contemplates eternity ) and the motion of the universe which reveals time as the ‘ life ’ ( or creative power ) of ‘ soul ’ . |
| 9 | And then , when you think you have everything under control , when you 're certain you 're in complete command of it all your thoughts , your life , your world and your work what does Time do ? |
| 10 | The ward sister who spends time talking to the patients and is interested in them as individuals will pass this approach on to the junior nurse . |
| 11 | After the death last year of Steve Ross , the controversial mogul who merged Time and Warner in 1989 , Mr Levin laboured day and night to seal the deal . |
| 12 | ‘ Then it 's a good job I spent time with the Soviet Embassy in Stockholm before they sent me to Washington . |
| 13 | Before reaching the status of adult prisoner , many have trod a path of minor delinquency which involved time spent in residential care . |
| 14 | She was fed up with her life in London , a whirlwind of social engagements which recently had seemed unbearably shallow , and more to the point she needed time to put her engagement to Jonathan , or rather her decision to break it off , into perspective . |
| 15 | In retirement she has time to enjoy her leisure interests , choral singing , fell-walking , wild flowers , as well as being involved in many local organisations , doing ‘ Meals on Wheels ’ and perusing a hoard of old family letters dating back to 1809 . |
| 16 | After the service it took time for the galleries to empty . |
| 17 | On each occasion it took time to warm a new ball . |
| 18 | That morning I took time off from the bank to visit Suor Eusebia , who told me exactly what had happened before Eric 's escape . |
| 19 | ‘ My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 20 | My husband and I had decided we wanted a baby it takes time to unthink yourself pregnant . |
| 21 | The only centre I have time for is the Sea Life Centre near Oban , on account of a circular tank of herring you can stand under , and that it has a moray eel . |
| 22 | In that moment , the Word which touched time and history in Jesus Christ touches them again , and so the original Word itself is heard , leaping across the distances of time which are no barrier or hindrance to the running of the communication from eternity . |
| 23 | The Government itself provides time to debate such matters as the armed services and the EEC , topics traditionally debated during supply days . |
| 24 | Of course it takes time for the increased number of women on the list to work through into actual appointments , but one of the purposes behind the Prime Minister 's initiative was to see that they did work through into actual appointments . |
| 25 | The only thing I 've time to do today is to run into Registry and look up Dr Serafin . |
| 26 | The creation of a model of the project which reflects time , cost and resources is a powerful tool for controlling costs , but there is little point in preparing a highly complex critical path network if only the author of the network understands how it works . |
| 27 | It 's not the usual thing we spend time discussing . |
| 28 | But being outside the pressures of life in the city he has time to think , and to formulate his thoughts on all the issues of the day in the form of letters to the editors of the more influential newspapers . |
| 29 | But I mean I think the feeling of the the miners were out for a year I mean time and time again I 've heard people say , Oh how d how do they do it and look at the money they 're sending us and look at what they 're doing for us and how ho . |
| 30 | With the redundancy I have time to go and search properly for a job . ’ |