Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But we ask you to spare some time during the holiday to think of those who are less fortunate . |
| 2 | If you are seriously contemplating taking your skills abroad , then it may be advisable to invest some time in updating yourself at home first . |
| 3 | So he decided he needed to invest some time in , in that . |
| 4 | The two groups returned safely to Jalo , where they had to wait some time for news of Jock Lewes and Bill Fraser . |
| 5 | Later , at least for many years , she was not to see this time as part of her life , and perhaps therefore it need not now be told at length . |
| 6 | Emerson and Jackie swopped positions at Brands Hatch , with both of them missing gears at critical points and having to drive some time in oil thrown up by Ickx 's Ferrari . |
| 7 | Further damage and paint loss , caused by changes in humidity and temperature during the paintings ' absence , are likely to appear some time in the future , as is usual with sensitive panels . |
| 8 | This procedure is most suitable for bills that do not raise issues on which parties automatically disagree ; to use select committee-type sittings on such a bill would be to provide further time for repetition of standard partisan arguments . |
| 9 | The role of governments was also strengthened at Paris by the formal creation of a ‘ European Council ’ , made up of heads of government and foreign ministers to meet three times per year . |
| 10 | Elections to the 450-seat National Assembly were postponed following the Assembly 's decision on July 5 to extend its five-year mandate by a further year , in order to provide more time for it to study improvements to the one-party state . |
| 11 | Who in this room would be willing to work full time for the equivalent of benefit plus ten pounds ? |
| 12 | From the 1950s onwards authorities began to create specialist posts , usually called ‘ stock editors ’ , to work full time on book provision . |
| 13 | For his part , the DGM began by spending a day a week at Banstead from April 1980 and subsequently took six weeks off from running the affairs of district administration , handing over to his deputy in order to work full time on the strategy for closure . |
| 14 | ‘ If Scotland 's opposition MPs were all prepared to work double time on a Friday , they could form the basis of a representative recalled parliament without even having to boycott Westminster . ’ |
| 15 | With a career as an actress already established it was the success of Lynda La Plante 's 12 part series for Euston Films , WIDOWS , ( 1982 ) , which enabled her to concentrate full time on writing . |
| 16 | David Whitaker , heavily involved in the floodtide of Dalekmania , chose to leave the BBC to concentrate full time on lucrative freelance projects looming with Terry Nation . |
| 17 | Thinking all the deeper for not being able to concentrate full time on the bodies in Mouncy Street . |
| 18 | Following McDougall 's death in 1961 he agreed to become Chairman , but he was unable to find enough time for the demands of this office and resumed the less onerous duties of the Presidency in 1965 . |
| 19 | He liked mechanical things and he was pleased that the chainsaw he had had to dismantle several times in the past seemed to run perfectly . |
| 20 | Tony and the therapist arranged to meet four times during the next month . |
| 21 | This year 's Ars Antiqua will run from 7 to 15 November and will again include two weekends to provide maximum time for viewing and reflecting on purchases . |
| 22 | Three main reasons were given for the apparent lack of enthusiasm : board members found it difficult to spare additional time for this form of training ; they were doubtful of the ability of outside trainers to provide training in tune with local needs ; attempts by some education authorities to retain part of the training budget in order to supply such area sessions were seen by some members as demonstrating a lack of trust in the board 's ability to organise its own training . |
| 23 | It has been known for a tough roadman-sprinter to control the race in these big hills , not to lose much time on the Ballon , then rejoin the leading group , dominate them on the long downhill run into Mulhouse and win the stage . |
| 24 | In order to maintain a proper balance in your life , you must be prepared to allocate some time to yourself each day . |
| 25 | Mr President Portsmouth is a thriving maritime city with much to be proud of we have many supreme attractions Victory Mary Rose and Warrior amongst others which I hope you will have a chance to visit some time during your stay here in Portsmouth . |
| 26 | An office was opened in Nairobi in an attempt to sell advertising time to commercial companies operating from there , and a London representative was later appointed for the same purpose . |
| 27 | Morgan noted : ‘ We basically have to peak three times in the period : Hong Kong at the end of this month , Melrose [ where the Scots play under the guise of the Co-optimists ] , and the World Sevens . |
| 28 | I would have thought that a decision to allocate more time to showing the event could have been taken , particularly in view of our previous successes . |
| 29 | During Feb. 23 Gorbachev reportedly telephoned Bush and other coalition leaders to urge more time for negotiations to find a compromise between the Soviet plan and Bush 's conditions . |
| 30 | Although psychiatrists have traditionally preferred to regard these two varieties of psychosis as distinctly separable ‘ diseases ’ , it now seems more probable — as we shall have occasion to state several times in this book — that that is not so . |