Example sentences of "[adv] [vb base] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fairly long seek times of CD-ROM , caused by its CLV retrieval system , can still cause pauses of between a half and one second while the read head moves from one part of the disc to another . |
| 2 | The best that could be achieved in western Europe was a dispersed defensive strategy which would bog down an offensive , in case of war , and so give time for negotiation . |
| 3 | Or just pass time of day . |
| 4 | Senior civil servants somehow find time from the burdens of office to sit around deliberating over who really deserves what . |
| 5 | ‘ On the early things on Sun it 's him , and then later on , on RCA , occasionally he would play or , like you mentioned before , he would turn the guitar over and just keep time on the back of it . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Come along , Anabelle , we just have time for a bite to eat before the meeting . ’ |
| 7 | Omagh sisters Olivia ( 15 ) and nine-year-old Laura McGuckin also still make time for story books outside the classroom . |
| 8 | ‘ A scientist can not be swayed by such fears and still remain time to science . ’ |
| 9 | Watchmaker to the Admiralty and winner of the Franco-British Exhibition in London in 1908 , Richardson 's clocks still keep time across the border in Dumfries and across the oceans in Mozambique and America . |
| 10 | We always have time for people who like to use their eyes ’ . |
| 11 | I still have time for girlfriends . |
| 12 | Held in the rear stalls at 6.15pm before any performance , these 20-minute chats about the music and the productions by members of the Company and other opera specialists will make your evenings at the Grand extra special — and still have time for that pre-performance drink . |
| 13 | With so much inspiration in the pages of this month 's magazine let's hope that after reading all the features you still have time for knitting . |
| 14 | Concerned and caring , and always moved by the underdog , you willingly devote time to the halt and the lame . |
| 15 | All the students spend two days a week at the centre , they also spend time at their original schools and on work experience . |
| 16 | From this , nursing managers can calculate the peak periods across the whole unit and also identify times for which it would be beneficial to employ part-time staff . |
| 17 | Closed windows and doors help to contain smoke and flames for about 20 minutes , and as inhaled smoke can immobilise people who are attempting to escape , these vital minutes may permit a more orderly evacuation from other parts of the building , and simultaneously allow time for professional help to arrive . |
| 18 | Second , subdividing overall lead time into planning lead time ( from concept generation to product planning ) and engineering lead time ( from product engineering to market introduction ) , the Japanese average is again dramatically shorter : 14 months versus 22–23 months for planning ; and 30 months versus 40–42 months for engineering . |
| 19 | Those humans who are surviving most successfully , now spend time considering the welfare of other creatures . |