Example sentences of "[vb past] much time to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They devoted much time to the investigation and publication of wage rates ( A. L. Bowley was recruited for this purpose ) and investigation of labour conditions , including those in the sweated trades . |
| 2 | Not only did he do stupendous work in many areas of pure mathematics but he also devoted much time to probability , theory of errors , geodesy , mechanics , electromagnetism , optics and even actuarial science ! |
| 3 | In 1904 he sold part of his collection of eighteenth-century English water-colours to ( Sir ) Edward Marsh [ q.v. ] and thereafter devoted much time to his Botticelli studies , from 1905 living mostly in Florence , where he bought and restored an old palazzo , which became the Museo Horne after his death . |
| 4 | He was chairman of the finance committee of the royal jubilee exhibition in Manchester in 1887 , a JP for the city of Manchester and the county of Lancashire for over thirty years , and with his wife ( the daughter of William Crippin of Manchester ) devoted much time to philanthropic and charitable undertakings . |
| 5 | But the most ingenious theory is from Bishop Auckland historian John Land , who devoted much time to the Eden Theatre 's history and particularly its links with Stan Laurel . |
| 6 | Instead Mr Clinton devoted much time to a nightmare scenario of an America in the year 2,000 , struggling under huge interest payments on an escalating government debt . |
| 7 | Off the pitch he gave much time to helping young players , while on it his play was never selfish , always for the team rather than his average ; and there were times when he batted in great pain rather than let the side down . |
| 8 | After she retired from the headship of her department in 1920 she gave much time to various women 's groups and to societies for the promotion of women 's interests . |